Mummaspis Temporal range: Early Botomian[1] |
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Conservation status | |
Fossil
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Trilobita |
Genus: | Mummaspis |
Mummaspis is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. 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.