Ichangia

Ichangia
Temporal range: Early Botomian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: †Artiopoda
Class: †Trilobita
Order: †Ptychopariida
Family: †Estaingiidae
Genus: †Ichangia
Chang, 1957

Ichangia is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobites of the family Estaingiidae. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage of the Cambrian Period, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago in Hubei and Henan Provinces, China.

References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Trilobita entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ↑ S. M. Gon III. "Order Ptychopariida". Retrieved 20 May 2026.