Chengjiangaspis

Chengjiangaspis; Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
	artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Redlichiida
Suborder:	Redlichiina
Superfamily:	Redlichioidea
Family:	Redlichiidae
Subfamily:	Wutingaspinae
Genus:	Chengjiangaspis
Species:	C. chengjiangensis
Binomial name
	Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis; Zhang et. al., 1980

Chengjiangaspis chengjiangensis is an extinct redlichiid trilobite that lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,[1] of the Early Cambrian which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. It is a rare fossil found in strata just above the Maotianshan Shale, where the Chengjiang Biota are found.

References

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.

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[Sepkoski-1] 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.