Chengjiangaspis

Chengjiangaspis; Temporal range: Early Botomian
	Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Redlichiida
Suborder:	Redlichiina
Superfamily:	Redlichioidea
Family:	Redlichiidae
Subfamily:	Wutingaspinae
Genus:	Chengjiangaspis
Species:	C. chengjiangensis
Binomial name
	Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis; Zhang et al., 1980

Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis is an extinct redlichiid trilobite that lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,^[1] of the Early Cambrian period, which has lasted approximately 524 to 518.5 million years. It is a rare fossil found in strata just above the Maotianshan Shale, where the Chengjiang Biota are found.

References

1 2 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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[Sepkoski-1] 1 2 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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