Malchi
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| Malchi Temporal range: Late Tournaisian | |
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| Reconstructions of Malchi magnificus and Planokaskia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Proetida |
| Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ditomopyginae |
| Genus: | †Malchi Engel & Morris 1994 |
| Species: | †M. magnificus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Malchi magnificus Engel & Morris 1994[1] | |
Malchi magnificus is a proetid trilobite belonging to the family Phillipsiidae. The exquisitely preserved fossils are found in Lower Carboniferous-aged marine strata of what is now Malchi Creek, Queensland, Australia.
