Gigantopygus

Gigantopygus is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage, a faunal stage during the Early Cambrian, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. Fossils are found in Morocco and Spain

Gigantopygus
Temporal range: Early Botomian
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Gigantopygidae

Harrington, 1959
Genus:
Gigantopygus

Hupé, 1953
Type species
Gigantopygus papillatus
Species
  • G. angustalatus Hupé, 1954
  • G. papillatus Hupé, 1953
  • G. bondoni Hupé, 1954
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