Kathwaia

Kathwaia is a genus of trilobite known from the late Permian of Pakistan. It is notable for being one of the five last-known trilobites.^[1][2]

Kathwaia Temporal range: Middle Permian–Late permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Artist's reconstruction of Kathwaia capitorosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	†Artiopoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Proetida
Family:	†Phillipsiidae
Genus:	†Kathwaia Grant, 1966

Taxonomy

The genus is in the family Phillipsiidae, just like all the last trilobites (except for Cheiropyge).^[2][3]

Species

There are two species, they are:

• Kathwaia capitorosa
• Kathwaia girtyi