Hoekaspis

Hoekaspis was an extinct kind of small sea creature called a trilobite. Trilobites were interesting because they had hard shells and three parts to their bodies, like a suit made of three pieces. Hoekaspis belonged to a group of trilobites known as the Asaphidae family.

It lived a very long time ago, during the early part of something scientists call the Arenig stage of the Ordovician period. This stage was a time when many new kinds of sea creatures were appearing in the oceans. The Arenig stage lasted from about 466 to 461 million years ago, making Hoekaspis one of the early residents of Earth’s ancient seas.

Distribution

Fossils of Hoekaspis have been discovered in France, Morocco, Bolivia, and Argentina.