Radiaspis is a genus of trilobite that lived from Late Ordovician through the Silurian to the mid-Devonian period. Fossils of Radiaspis have been found in present-day Europe, Australia, North Africa, and North America.
Fossil range Radiaspis is a "generally rare" species found from the Ordovician to Devonian periods. Radiaspis fossils have been discovered in Australia, western Europe, North America, and Morocco. Some of the earliest Radiaspis fossils – Radiaspis tuberata from Aragon – date from the early Late Ordovician, around 445 million years ago. Some of the youngest fossils date to around 386 million years ago, in the lower Givetian;Radiaspis, The Paleontology Database. Accessed 18 May 2025, Archived on 12 Aug 2024. it is believed that the genus Radiaspis and several other trilobite genera became extinct at the time of the Taghanic event.
Species
Radiaspis comes (Basse, 1998) Radiaspis radiata Bruton, 1968 Radiaspis taghonorum Van Viersen and Magrean 2019
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