Thysanopeltis

Thysanopeltis
Temporal range: Early-Middle Devonian
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Corynexochida
Family: Styginidae
Genus:
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