Asaphidae

Asaphidae is a family of asaphid trilobites. Although the first genera originate in Upper Cambrian marine strata, the family becomes the most widely distributed and most species-rich trilobite family during the Ordovician.

Asaphidae

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
AsaphoideaPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Trilobita
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB, for Asaphida
Motility
fast-movingPBDB, for Asaphida
Vision
well-developedPBDB
Environment
marinePBDB, for Trilobita

Time the record covers

At least 56 million years on record.

The record covers at least 497 Mya to 440.5 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 504.5 Mya to 432.9 Mya.

Cambrian — about 126 of 4598 occurrencesCambrianOrdovician — about 4471 of 4598 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 1 of 4598 occurrencesSilurian506–503 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences503–501 Mya — about 1.0 occurrences501–498 Mya — about 2 occurrences498–496 Mya — about 7 occurrences496–494 Mya — about 19 occurrences494–491 Mya — about 38 occurrences491–489 Mya — about 29 occurrences489–486 Mya — about 68 occurrences486–484 Mya — about 190 occurrences484–481 Mya — about 217 occurrences481–479 Mya — about 231 occurrences479–476 Mya — about 244 occurrences476–474 Mya — about 369 occurrences474–471 Mya — about 386 occurrences471–469 Mya — about 377 occurrences469–466 Mya — about 233 occurrences466–464 Mya — about 189 occurrences464–461 Mya — about 160 occurrences461–459 Mya — about 329 occurrences459–456 Mya — about 275 occurrences456–454 Mya — about 208 occurrences454–451 Mya — about 250 occurrences451–449 Mya — about 513 occurrences449–446 Mya — about 179 occurrences446–444 Mya — about 77 occurrences444–441 Mya — about 5 occurrences441–439 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences439–436 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences436–434 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences434–431 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences497 Mya440.5 Mya506 Mya431 Mya

4,598 occurrences of Asaphidae on record, most of them in the Ordovician. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

4,598 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

579 formations

Kope — 38.87°N, 84.46°WKope — 39.00°N, 84.00°WKope — 38.80°N, 84.16°WKope — 39.01°N, 84.45°WKope — 39.06°N, 84.44°WKope — 39.03°N, 84.54°WKope — 38.68°N, 83.79°WKope — 38.43°N, 83.99°WKope — 38.77°N, 84.10°WKope — 38.68°N, 84.04°WHolen — 57.23°N, 16.96°EHolen — 57.37°N, 17.08°EHolen — 57.32°N, 17.00°EHolen — 57.15°N, 16.92°EHolen — 57.03°N, 16.88°EHolen — 57.00°N, 16.82°EHolen — 57.17°N, 16.94°EHolen — 56.62°N, 16.56°EHolen — 56.89°N, 16.73°ESanta Rosita — 24.79°S, 65.38°WSanta Rosita — 23.00°S, 66.00°WSanta Rosita — 25.00°S, 65.00°WSanta Rosita — 24.00°S, 66.00°WSanta Rosita — 23.59°S, 65.37°WSanta Rosita — 23.75°S, 65.54°WSanta Rosita — 23.75°S, 65.53°WSanta Rosita — 23.74°S, 65.55°WSanta Rosita — 24.49°S, 65.55°WSanta Rosita — 22.75°S, 65.21°WSanta Rosita — 24.50°S, 65.75°WSanta Rosita — 22.21°S, 64.89°WSanta Rosita — 23.47°S, 65.34°WSanta Rosita — 23.58°S, 65.34°WSanta Rosita — 23.36°S, 65.34°WSanta Rosita — 22.76°S, 65.20°WSanta Rosita — 22.51°S, 65.10°WOutram — 52.88°N, 118.08°WOutram — 50.68°N, 116.04°WNinemile — 39.10°N, 116.26°WNinemile — 39.20°N, 116.44°WNinemile — 37.00°N, 116.00°WNinemile — 39.00°N, 116.00°WNinemile — 36.65°N, 116.17°WNinemile — 37.34°N, 115.38°WNinemile — 37.30°N, 115.80°WNinemile — 39.20°N, 116.25°WNinemile — 36.39°N, 116.61°WNinemile — 36.79°N, 117.54°WNinemile — 38.28°N, 116.42°WNinemile — 36.27°N, 115.68°WElnes — 60.00°N, 11.00°EElnes — 59.90°N, 10.67°EElnes — 59.80°N, 10.49°EElnes — 57.99°N, 7.60°EElnes — 60.61°N, 8.32°EElnes — 59.05°N, 9.70°EElnes — 59.00°N, 9.72°EElnes — 59.82°N, 9.56°EElnes — 59.67°N, 9.77°EElnes — 59.73°N, 9.87°EElnes — 60.00°N, 10.27°EElnes — 60.13°N, 10.28°EElnes — 59.90°N, 10.63°EElnes — 59.92°N, 10.75°EElnes — 60.80°N, 11.12°EElnes — 59.84°N, 10.64°EElnes — 59.42°N, 5.33°EElnes — 60.38°N, 10.42°EElnes — 60.58°N, 10.72°EElnes — 60.74°N, 10.97°EElnes — 60.36°N, 10.55°EElnes — 60.75°N, 11.02°EElnes — 60.77°N, 10.85°EElnes — 59.22°N, 9.61°EElnes — 60.64°N, 11.03°EElnes — 60.22°N, 10.67°EElnes — 59.53°N, 9.58°ETøyen — 59.72°N, 9.85°ETøyen — 59.73°N, 9.87°ETøyen — 59.65°N, 9.65°ETøyen — 59.92°N, 10.78°ETøyen — 60.75°N, 11.14°ETøyen — 59.92°N, 9.97°ETøyen — 59.79°N, 10.50°ETøyen — 59.91°N, 10.64°ETøyen — 59.25°N, 10.90°ETøyen — 59.68°N, 10.71°EWaynesville — 39.45°N, 83.83°WWaynesville — 39.44°N, 84.20°WWaynesville — 39.42°N, 85.01°WWaynesville — 39.00°N, 84.00°WWaynesville — 39.53°N, 84.08°WWaynesville — 39.38°N, 84.08°WWaynesville — 39.35°N, 85.10°WWaynesville — 39.58°N, 84.95°WWaynesville — 39.34°N, 84.95°WWaynesville — 39.48°N, 84.05°WWaynesville — 39.36°N, 84.36°WWaynesville — 39.33°N, 84.07°WWaynesville — 38.77°N, 85.36°WVolkhov — 59.97°N, 32.57°EVolkhov — 60.07°N, 32.35°EVolkhov — 59.75°N, 30.43°EVolkhov — 59.88°N, 31.59°EVolkhov — 59.82°N, 32.20°EMartinsburg — 38.93°N, 78.20°WMartinsburg — 38.51°N, 78.63°WMartinsburg — 40.48°N, 76.53°WMartinsburg — 37.38°N, 80.86°WMartinsburg — 36.90°N, 81.53°WMartinsburg — 37.35°N, 80.81°WMartinsburg — 38.52°N, 78.89°WMartinsburg — 38.30°N, 78.01°WMartinsburg — 38.25°N, 79.05°WMartinsburg — 41.74°N, 74.18°WDawan — 33.00°N, 111.00°EDawan — 28.00°N, 109.00°EDawan — 32.00°N, 108.00°EDawan — 29.00°N, 110.00°EDawan — 30.00°N, 111.00°EDawan — 31.00°N, 111.00°EDawan — 27.00°N, 101.00°EDawan — 30.00°N, 116.00°EDawan — 30.90°N, 111.39°EDawan — 30.86°N, 110.37°EDawan — 31.77°N, 111.83°EFillmore Limestone — 39.89°N, 113.37°WFillmore Limestone — 38.92°N, 113.36°WFillmore Limestone — 38.82°N, 113.44°WFillmore Limestone — 38.84°N, 113.46°WFillmore Limestone — 39.17°N, 112.17°WGarden City — 40.16°N, 110.40°WGarden City — 41.97°N, 111.47°WGarden City — 42.11°N, 111.63°WGarden City — 41.92°N, 112.15°WGarden City — 41.77°N, 111.77°WGarden City — 41.52°N, 111.94°WGarden City — 40.89°N, 112.82°WGarden City — 41.23°N, 112.42°WGarden City — 41.74°N, 111.83°WEmanuel — 18.65°S, 125.92°ENora — 23.05°S, 139.23°ENora — 23.26°S, 138.61°ENora — 22.86°S, 137.81°ENora — 23.49°S, 138.76°ENora — 23.46°S, 138.70°ENora — 23.27°S, 138.67°ENora — 23.14°S, 138.51°ENora — 23.15°S, 138.35°ENora — 22.97°S, 137.85°ELexington Limestone — 38.00°N, 84.67°WLexington Limestone — 38.22°N, 84.86°WLexington Limestone — 38.31°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 37.90°N, 84.27°WLexington Limestone — 38.35°N, 84.86°WLexington Limestone — 37.68°N, 84.76°WLexington Limestone — 37.67°N, 84.94°WLexington Limestone — 37.63°N, 84.73°WLexington Limestone — 37.65°N, 84.95°WFairview — 39.47°N, 87.41°WFairview — 39.00°N, 84.00°WFairview — 39.01°N, 84.45°WFairview — 39.03°N, 84.51°WFairview — 38.68°N, 83.79°WLiberty — 39.00°N, 84.00°WLiberty — 38.20°N, 85.57°WLiberty — 39.49°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.34°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.06°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.05°WLiberty — 38.78°N, 85.37°WCrown Point — 44.61°N, 73.42°WCrown Point — 44.58°N, 73.53°WCrown Point — 44.88°N, 73.44°WCrown Point — 43.95°N, 73.44°WKindblade — 34.37°N, 97.14°WKindblade — 34.97°N, 98.63°WValcour — 44.61°N, 73.42°WValcour — 44.87°N, 73.41°WValcour — 44.86°N, 73.34°WValcour — 44.30°N, 73.31°WValcour — 43.97°N, 73.39°WDenley Limestone — 43.21°N, 75.46°WDenley Limestone — 44.00°N, 75.00°WDenley Limestone — 43.28°N, 75.14°WDenley Limestone — 43.00°N, 75.00°WDenley Limestone — 43.88°N, 75.49°WTable Cove — 50.36°N, 57.54°WTable Cove — 48.58°N, 58.70°WTable Cove — 50.24°N, 57.59°WLeetse — 59.88°N, 31.59°ELeetse — 59.63°N, 30.80°ELeetse — 59.75°N, 30.43°E

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The named rock units Asaphidae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 555 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 518 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Asaphidae and its relatives

Ordovician

Where Asaphidae and its relatives were recorded in the Ordovician.

Found in the same rock

1,923 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,497 sites for Asaphidae, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

479 references

Each of the 4,598 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 467 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Asaphidae

Credit
Dwergenpaartje
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

CT scan

Licence
not stated by the source
Commercial use
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Specimen
Asaphidae indet. · L-JH:Eb18 03 C4

The description on this site

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CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Burmeister 1843