Biology:Kathwaia
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Kathwaia is a genus of trilobite known from the late Permian of Pakistan. It is notable for being one of the five last-known trilobites.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The genus is in the family Phillipsiidae, just like all the last trilobites (except for what is doubtfully Cheiropyge).[2][3] The genus' type species, K. capitorosa, is now considered a junior synonym of K. caucasica.[4]
Species
Some of the know species:
- Kathwaia caucasica
- Kathwaia girtyi
References
- ↑ "Kathwaia". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4637574.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Last Trilobites". https://www.trilobites.info/lasttrilos.htm.
- ↑ III, Dr. Samuel M. Gon. "PROETIDA FACT SHEET". https://www.trilobites.info/ordproetida.htm.
- ↑ Mychko, Eduard V. (2025-05-24). "Lopingian (Late Permian) trilobites from the North Caucasus, Russia, with an overview of their distribution worldwide" (in English). Palaeontologia Electronica 28 (2): 1–51. doi:10.26879/1399. ISSN 1094-8074. https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025/5533-latest-trilobites.
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