Maiaspis

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Maiaspis
Temporal range: Cambrian[1]
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Maiaspis

Maiaspis is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the Cambrian Period,[1] which lasted from approximately 542 to 488 million years ago.

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  1. ^ a b 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.