Kuanyangia
Kuanyangia Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
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Class: | Trilobita
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Superfamily: | Redlichioidea
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Genus: | Kuanyangia Hupe, 1953
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Kuanyangia is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.
References[]
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
Categories:
- Cambrian trilobites
- Fossils of China
- Fossil taxa described in 1953
- Redlichiidae
- Redlichiida genera
- Redlichiida stubs