Sailycaspis

Sailycaspis; Temporal range: Early Botomian
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Ptychopariida
Superfamily:	Ellipsocephaloidea
Family:	Ellipsocephalidae
Genus:	Sailycaspis

Sailycaspis is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Ellipsocephaloidea . 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. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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