Pseudophillipsia
Appearance
Pseudophillipsia Temporal range: Gzhelian to Changhsingian,
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P. artiensis, National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Proetida |
Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
Subfamily: | †Ditomopyginae |
Genus: | †Pseudophillipsia Gemmellaro 1890 |
Synonyms | |
Carniphillipsia |
Pseudophillipsia is a genus of trilobite, notable for being one of the last members of the group before the extinction at the end of the Permian.[1] It first appeared during the Pennsylvanian or Late Carboniferous. There are several species and this genus has a range spanning Eurasia. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ Y. Y, Qian (1981). "Some late Paleozoic trilobites from Xizang (Tibet)". Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III.
- ^ "†Pseudophillipsia Gemmellaro 1890 (trilobite)". PBDB.org.