Gigantopygus
| Gigantopygus Temporal range: Early Botomian | |
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| Family: | Gigantopygidae Harrington, 1959 |
| Genus: | Gigantopygus Hupé, 1953 |
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| Gigantopygus papillatus | |
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Gigantopygus is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobites. It lived during the early part of the Botomian stage, a faunal stage during the Early Cambrian, which lasted from approximately 524 to 518.5 million years ago. Fossils are found in Morocco and Spain