Sailycaspis

Sailycaspis; Temporal range: Early Botomian[1]
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Trilobita
Order:	Ptychopariida
Superfamily:	Ellipsocephaloidea
Family:	Ellipsocephalidae
Genus:	Sailycaspis

Sailycaspis is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Ellipsocephaloidea . It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage,[1] which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. This faunal stage was part of the Cambrian Period.

References

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

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