Paraphillipsia is a genus of proetid trilobite in the family Phillipsiidae.[1][2] It is notable for being one of the last trilobites to go extinct during the Permian–Triassic extinction event.[3]
Paraphillipsia Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | †Trilobita |
Order: | †Proetida |
Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
Subfamily: | †Cummingellinae |
Genus: | †Paraphillipsia |
Species
editReferences
edit- ^ "PROETIDA FACT SHEET". trilobites.info.
- ^ a b c "Paraphillipsia". Mindat.org.
- ^ "The Last Trilobites". trilobites.info.
- ^ Mychko, E. V. (2012). "Revision of trilobites of the genus Paraphillipsia Tumanskaya from the Permian Olistoliths of Crimea". Paleontol. J. 46 (6): 575–582. Bibcode:2012PalJ...46..575M. doi:10.1134/S003103011206007X.