Tolkienia

Tolkienia; Temporal range: Emsian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	†Trilobita
Order:	†Phacopida
Family:	†Acastidae
Genus:	†Tolkienia; Lieberman & Kloc 1997
Species
	†Tolkienia cancer Morzadec, 1983; †Tolkienia granulispina Morzadec, 1983; †Tolkienia nova Arbizu,1979;

Tolkienia is an extinct genus of trilobite in the family Acastidae. It consists of three species split from Comura based on morphological differences. The genus was present during the Emsian stage of the Early Devonian epoch around 400 Ma.^[1]

^ "Tolkienia". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2023-08-18.

[1] "Tolkienia". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2023-08-18.

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