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Thysanopyge

Extinct genus of trilobites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thysanopyge is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived in what is now South America during the early part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician Period,[1] a faunal stage which lasted from approximately 478 to 471 million years ago.[1]

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Distribution

Fossils of Thysanopyge have been found in:[2]

Argentina
  • Acoite Formation
  • Las Aguaditas Formation
  • Santa Rosita Formation
Bolivia

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