Variopelta
| Variopelta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Ptychopariida |
| Family: | †Ptychopariidae |
| Genus: | †Variopelta Fritz, 1972 |
Variopelta is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during 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
[edit]- 1 2 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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