Lyrapyge

      Lyrapyge
      Temporal range: Late Arenig[1]
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Arthropoda
      Class: Trilobita
      Genus: Australopyge

      Lyrapyge is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period,[1] approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.

      References

      1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-12. 


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