Gigantopygidae
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Gigantopygus Temporal range: Early Botomian |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Redlichiida |
| Suborder: | Redlichiina |
| Superfamily: | Redlichioidea |
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Gigantopygidae Harrington, 1959 |
| Genus: |
Gigantopygus Hupé, 1953 |
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Gigantopygus papillatus |
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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
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