Thymurus
Genus of arthropods (fossil)
Thymurus Temporal range: Early Arenig[1] | |
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Conservation status | |
Fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Trilobita |
Genus: | Thymurus |
Thymurus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It lived 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.
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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