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Megalaspides
Extinct genus of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Megalaspides is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period,[1] approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.[1]
Quick Facts Megalaspides Temporal range: Late Arenig, Scientific classification ...
Megalaspides Temporal range: Late Arenig | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Family: | †Asaphidae |
Genus: | †Megalaspides Brögger, 1886 |
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