Holyoakia

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Holyoakia
Fossil range: Late Atdabanian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Genus: Holyoakia
Palmer , 1995
Species
  • Holyoakia granulosa
    Palmer , 1995
  • Holyoakia simpsoni
    Paterson & Jago, 2006

Holyoakia is an extinct genus from a well known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the late Atdabanian stage[1], which lasted from 530 to 524 million years ago during the early part of the Cambrian Period.

[edit] References

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