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Lisania

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Lisania
Temporal range: Cambrian[1]
Lisania spinosa (syn. Aojia spinosa)
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Lisania

Walcott, 1911
Synonyms

Aojia Kobayashi, 1935

Lisania is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites, and is the type genus of the family Lisaniidae. It lived during the Cambrian Period,[1] which lasted from approximately 542 to 488 million years ago.

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.