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Megistaspis
Temporal range: Upper Cambrian–Silurian
Megistaspis aliena from Vokovice, Prague (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Trilobita
Order:
Asaphida
Family:
Asaphidae
Genus:
Megistaspis

Jaanusson, 1956

Megistaspis is a genus of trilobites in the order Asaphida, family Asaphidae.

They lived in the Ordovician period (488.3-443.7 million years ago), from the Upper Tremadocian age until the Lower Llanvim age. These arthropods were a low-level epifauna, fast-moving and detritivore.

Distribution

Ordovician of Australia, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Iran, Norway, United States (Nevada); Arenig of Argentina, Bolivia, China, France, Norway, Sweden, United States (Montana); Dawan of China; Arenigian of Argentina

  • Megistaspis hammondi at the Paleontology Museum of Zurich.
    Megistaspis hammondi at the Paleontology Museum of Zurich.
  • Megistaspis acuticauda, gypsum replica.
    Megistaspis acuticauda, gypsum replica.
  • Megistaspis sp.
    Megistaspis sp.

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