Gigantopygus

Gigantopygus; Temporal range: Early Botomian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Redlichiida
Suborder:	Redlichiina
Superfamily:	Redlichioidea
Family:	Gigantopygidae; Harrington, 1959
Genus:	Gigantopygus; Hupé, 1953
Type species
	Gigantopygus papillatus;
Species
	G. angustalatus Hupé, 1954; G. papillatus Hupé, 1953; G. bondoni Hupé, 1954;

Gigantopygus is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage, a faunal stage during the Early Cambrian,^[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. Fossils are found in Morocco and Spain

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 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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