''Acanthopyge'' is an extinct
genus of
lichid
Lichida is an order of typically spiny trilobite that lived from the Furongian to the Devonian period. These trilobites usually have 8–13 thoracic segments. Their exoskeletons often have a grainy texture or have wart or spine-like tubercles. S ...
trilobite that lived during the
Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
. Very few ''A. consanguinea'' from the Devonian of Oklahoma have been found, and only a handful of complete specimens from Morocco, and many so-called ''Acanthopyge''-specimens from Morocco are fake.
References
Sources
''Photos of A. consanguinea''
External links
'' Trilobite info (Sam Gon III)''
Lichida
Silurian trilobites
Devonian trilobites of North America
Fossils of Morocco
Fossils of the United States
Silurian first appearances
Middle Devonian genus extinctions
Paleozoic life of Ontario
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
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