Metacryphaeus is an extinct genus of trilobites from the family Calmoniidae. Metacryphaeus fossils have been found in Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa and Uruguay.[1] The genus was named in 1907.[2]

Metacryphaeus
Temporal range: Middle Devonian, 391.9–383.7 Ma Eifelian - Givetian
Metacryphaeus caffer
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Metacryphaeus

Reed, 1907

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  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Metacryphaeus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ^ F. R. C. Reed. 1907. A new species of Lichas. Geological Magazine 54:396-400