Chengkouia

Chengkouia; Temporal range: Botomian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Corynexochida
Family:	Chengkouiidae
Genus:	Chengkouia

Chengkouia is an extinct genus of corynexochid trilobites. It lived in what is now China, during the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago, in the Cambrian Period.

References

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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[Sepkoski-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.