Sailycaspis

Sailycaspis
Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Artiopoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Ptychopariida
Family: Ellipsocephalidae
Genus: Sailycaspis
Repina, 1965

Sailycaspis is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Ellipsocephaloidea . It lived during the early part of 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

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