Australaglaspis fossil map
Where fossils of Australaglaspis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 500 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 500 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Ediacaran & Cambrian life |
|---|---|
| Lived | 497–494.2 million years ago (Paibian) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Named by | Ortega-Hernandez et al. 2010 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia |
| Rock formations | txn:NF |
About Australaglaspis
Australaglaspis stoneyensis is an aglaspid that superficially resembles a horseshoe crab, or trilobite. It is known from Idamean-aged strata (Late Cambrian) at Stoney Point in north-west Tasmania.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Australaglaspis (revision 1333079294), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q4823392.
