Hoekaspis Explained

Hoekaspis is an extinct genus of trilobites from the family Asaphidae.[1] It lived during the early part of the Arenig stage of the Ordovician,[2] a faunal stage which lasted from approximately 466 to 461 million years ago.[1]

Distribution

Fossils of Hoekaspis have been found in France, Morocco, Bolivia and Argentina.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=19834 Hoekaspis
  2. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry) . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2008-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060905162524/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=307&rank=class . 2006-09-05 .