Thysanopeltis

Thysanopeltis
Temporal range: Early-Middle Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Corynexochida
Family: †Styginidae
Genus: †Thysanopeltis
Hawle and Corda, 1847

Thysanopeltis is a genus of trilobite that lived from the Early to the Middle Devonian. Its remains have been found in Africa and Europe.

References

  • Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution, by Richard Fortey
  • Trilobites, by Riccardo Levi-Setti