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Harpetidae

Harpetidae
Temporal range: Furongian–Frasnian [1][2]
Harpes perridiatus fossil from the Devonian of Morocco
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Trilobita
Order: Harpetida
Family: Harpetidae
Hawle and Corda, 1847
Genera

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Harpetidae is a family of trilobites in the order Harpetida. They first appear in the Furongian (Late Cambrian) epoch.[1][2] The Taghanic event at the end of the Middle Devonian would impact them severely, with no genera from before surviving to the Frasnian, where two new genera, Eskoharpes and Globoharpes appear, before going extinct themselves in the Kellwasser event.[3] Globoharpes may be a synonym of Eskoharpes.[4]

Genera

References

  1. ^ a b "Harpetidae". Mindat.org.
  2. ^ a b Adrain, Jonathan M.; Westrop, Stephen R. "A Late Cambrian (Sunwaptan) silicified trilobite fauna from Nevada". Bulletins of American paleontology.
  3. ^ a b c McNamara, Kenneth J.; Feist, Raimund; Ebach, Malte C. (2009). "Patterns of Evolution and Extinction in the Last Harpetid Trilobites During the Late Devonian (Frasnian)". Palaeontology. 52 (1): 11–33. Bibcode:2009Palgy..52...11M. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00832.x.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Robert. G. (2024). "Devonian Harpetidae from the central and eastern Anti–Atlas, Morocco". Zootaxa. 5450: 1–185. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5450.1.1.


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