Pseudophillipsia
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| Pseudophillipsia Temporal range: Gzhelian to Changhsingian, | |
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| Pseudophillipsia artiensis, National Museum of Natural History | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Proetida |
| Family: | †Phillipsiidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ditomopyginae |
| Genus: | †Pseudophillipsia Gemmellaro, 1890 |
| Synonyms | |
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Carniphillipsia | |
Pseudophillipsia is a genus of trilobites, notable for being one of the last members of the group before the extinction at the end of the Permian.[1] It first appeared during the Pennsylvanian or Late Carboniferous. There are several species and this genus has a range spanning Eurasia. [2]