Megistaspis

Megistaspis is a genus of trilobites in the order Asaphida and family Asaphidae.

Megistaspis
Temporal range: Late Cambrian-Silurian
M. aliena from Vokovice, Prague (Czech Republic)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Asaphida
Family: †Asaphidae
Genus: †Megistaspis
Jaanusson, 1956
Species
  • M. pugiocauda
  • M. saltaensis

They lived in the Ordovician period (478-449 million years ago),[1] from the Upper Tremadocian age until the Lower Llanvim age. These arthropods were a low-level epifauna, fast-moving and detritivore.

Distribution

Ordovician of Australia, China, Colombia (Serranía de la Macarena, Meta), the Czech Republic, Iran, Norway, United States (Nevada); Arenig of Argentina, Bolivia, China, France, Norway, Sweden, United States (Montana); Dawan of China; Arenigian of Argentina.[1]

  • Megistaspis hammondi at the Paleontology Museum of Zurich.
  • Megistaspis acuticauda, gypsum replica.
  • Megistaspis sp.
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References
  1. Megistaspis at Fossilworks.org
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