Chengjiangaspis

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

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