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Pseudophillipsia

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Pseudophillipsia
Temporal range: Gzhelian to Changhsingian, 303.7–251.9 Ma
P. artiensis, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Proetida
Family: Phillipsiidae
Subfamily: Ditomopyginae
Genus: Pseudophillipsia
Gemmellaro 1890
Synonyms

Carniphillipsia

Pseudophillipsia is a genus of trilobite, notable for being one of the last members of the group before the extinction at the end of the Permian.[1] It first appeared during the Pennsylvanian or Late Carboniferous. There are several species and this genus has a range spanning Eurasia. [2]

References

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  1. ^ Y. Y, Qian (1981). "Some late Paleozoic trilobites from Xizang (Tibet)". Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III.
  2. ^ "†Pseudophillipsia Gemmellaro 1890 (trilobite)". PBDB.org.