Leonaspis
Genus of trilobites
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Leonaspis is a widespread genus of odontopleurid trilobite that lived from the Late Ordovician to the late Middle Devonian.[1] Fossils of various species have been found on all continents except Antarctica.
| Leonaspis Temporal range: Late Ordovician to Middle Devonian | |
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| Leonaspis williamsi (lower left) with Paciphacops raymondi (upper right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Odontopleurida |
| Family: | †Odontopleuridae |
| Genus: | †Leonaspis Richter & Richter, 1917 |
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 61)
- Leonaspis in the Paleobiology Database
