Megistaspis
Extinct genus of trilobites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Megistaspis is a genus of trilobites in the order Asaphida and family Asaphidae.
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Megistaspis | |
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M. aliena from Vokovice, Prague (Czech Republic) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Asaphida |
Family: | †Asaphidae |
Genus: | †Megistaspis Jaanusson, 1956 |
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They lived in the Ordovician period (478-449 million years ago),[1] from the Upper Tremadocian age until the Lower Llanvim age. These arthropods were a low-level epifauna, fast-moving and detritivore.