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Parapaokannia

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Parapaokannia
Temporal range: Late Botomian[1]
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Parapaokannia

Parapaokannia is an extinct genus from a well known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived during the later 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

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: p.560. Retrieved 2008-01-12. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)