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,
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target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> 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
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Radiaspis comes (Basse, 1998)
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Radiaspis radiata Bruton, 1968
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Radiaspis taghonorum Van Viersen and Magrean 2019
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