Phacopida

Phacopida ("lens-face") is an order of trilobites that lived from the Late Cambrian to the Late Devonian. It is made up of a morphologically diverse assemblage of taxa in three related suborders.

Phacopida

DanielCD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikipedia/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
TrilobitaPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Trilobita
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB, for Trilobita
Motility
fast-movingPBDB, for Trilobita
Environment
marinePBDB, for Trilobita

Time the record covers

At least 127 million years on record.

The record covers at least 486.85 Mya to 358.86 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 497 Mya to 353.7 Mya.

Cambrian — about 2 of 12000 occurrencesCambrianOrdovician — about 6974 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 2448 of 12000 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 2574 of 12000 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 1 of 12000 occurrences500–495 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences495–490 Mya — about 1.0 occurrences490–485 Mya — about 30 occurrences485–480 Mya — about 145 occurrences480–475 Mya — about 202 occurrences475–470 Mya — about 551 occurrences470–465 Mya — about 564 occurrences465–460 Mya — about 779 occurrences460–455 Mya — about 1379 occurrences455–450 Mya — about 1589 occurrences450–445 Mya — about 1407 occurrences445–440 Mya — about 556 occurrences440–435 Mya — about 599 occurrences435–430 Mya — about 674 occurrences430–425 Mya — about 559 occurrences425–420 Mya — about 363 occurrences420–415 Mya — about 202 occurrences415–410 Mya — about 513 occurrences410–405 Mya — about 140 occurrences405–401 Mya — about 140 occurrences401–396 Mya — about 214 occurrences396–391 Mya — about 268 occurrences391–386 Mya — about 452 occurrences386–381 Mya — about 376 occurrences381–376 Mya — about 45 occurrences376–371 Mya — about 59 occurrences371–366 Mya — about 54 occurrences366–361 Mya — about 100 occurrences361–356 Mya — about 41 occurrences356–351 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences486.85 Mya358.86 Mya500 Mya351 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Phacopida on record. 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

12,000 occurrences read

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. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 1376 formations

Whittaker — 62.00°N, 127.00°WWhittaker — 62.48°N, 124.78°WWhittaker — 61.52°N, 124.87°WWhittaker — 63.28°N, 125.35°WWhittaker — 61.48°N, 125.05°WWhittaker — 62.46°N, 124.88°WWhittaker — 62.38°N, 127.00°WWhittaker — 62.77°N, 125.25°WWhittaker — 62.50°N, 125.25°WWhittaker — 62.40°N, 127.07°WWhittaker — 63.22°N, 126.33°WJupiter — 49.47°N, 63.62°WJupiter — 49.38°N, 63.60°WJupiter — 49.47°N, 63.12°WJupiter — 49.38°N, 63.51°WJupiter — 49.56°N, 63.35°WJupiter — 49.38°N, 63.40°WJupiter — 49.35°N, 63.25°WJupiter — 49.25°N, 62.29°WJupiter — 49.25°N, 62.29°WJupiter — 49.22°N, 62.24°WJupiter — 49.15°N, 62.20°WJupiter — 49.24°N, 62.39°WJupiter — 49.14°N, 62.36°WJupiter — 49.14°N, 62.34°WJupiter — 49.23°N, 62.55°WJupiter — 49.23°N, 62.60°WJupiter — 49.48°N, 63.16°WJupiter — 49.43°N, 63.12°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 78.65°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 78.79°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 77.76°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 77.88°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 77.81°WLudlowville — 42.88°N, 78.57°WLudlowville — 42.96°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.80°N, 77.27°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.70°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 76.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.35°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.22°WLudlowville — 42.85°N, 78.37°WLudlowville — 43.00°N, 79.00°WLudlowville — 42.91°N, 78.48°WLudlowville — 42.77°N, 76.71°WLudlowville — 42.75°N, 76.77°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.51°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 76.33°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.14°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 75.54°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 75.71°WLudlowville — 42.74°N, 75.54°WKope — 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°WKope — 39.07°N, 84.50°WKope — 38.98°N, 84.57°WEsbataottine — 62.00°N, 127.00°WEsbataottine — 61.72°N, 125.93°WEsbataottine — 62.47°N, 124.85°WEsbataottine — 61.63°N, 125.73°WEsbataottine — 62.17°N, 127.42°WEsbataottine — 66.63°N, 140.53°WEsbataottine — 61.63°N, 125.75°WEsbataottine — 62.12°N, 126.68°WEsbataottine — 61.32°N, 125.38°WVolkhov — 59.97°N, 32.57°EVolkhov — 59.75°N, 30.43°EVolkhov — 59.82°N, 32.20°EAntelope Valley — 36.88°N, 116.67°WAntelope Valley — 39.09°N, 116.85°WAntelope Valley — 38.05°N, 116.45°WAntelope Valley — 38.53°N, 116.40°WAntelope Valley — 38.27°N, 116.43°WAntelope Valley — 37.34°N, 115.38°WAntelope Valley — 37.30°N, 115.80°WAntelope Valley — 39.20°N, 116.25°WAntelope Valley — 39.00°N, 116.62°WAntelope Valley — 37.12°N, 116.50°WAntelope Valley — 36.39°N, 116.61°WAntelope Valley — 36.65°N, 116.17°WAntelope Valley — 39.23°N, 116.41°WAntelope Valley — 39.07°N, 116.72°WAntelope Valley — 36.76°N, 115.76°WAntelope Valley — 36.78°N, 115.89°WAntelope Valley — 36.93°N, 117.16°WAntelope Valley — 39.05°N, 116.73°WSkaneateles — 42.80°N, 76.69°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 76.47°WSkaneateles — 42.97°N, 76.44°WSkaneateles — 42.95°N, 76.43°WSkaneateles — 42.98°N, 76.34°WSkaneateles — 42.94°N, 76.25°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 76.15°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 76.14°WSkaneateles — 42.93°N, 75.99°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 75.89°WSkaneateles — 42.95°N, 75.88°WSkaneateles — 42.89°N, 75.57°WSkaneateles — 42.85°N, 75.58°WSkaneateles — 42.88°N, 75.52°WSkaneateles — 43.00°N, 75.41°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 75.42°WSkaneateles — 42.79°N, 75.27°WSkaneateles — 42.85°N, 75.18°WSkaneateles — 42.83°N, 75.02°WSkaneateles — 42.82°N, 75.10°WSkaneateles — 42.81°N, 74.94°WSkaneateles — 42.87°N, 77.88°WSkaneateles — 42.98°N, 76.09°WCape Phillips — 75.13°N, 95.00°WCape Phillips — 75.00°N, 95.00°WCape Phillips — 75.10°N, 94.00°WCape Phillips — 75.80°N, 94.50°WCape Phillips — 75.40°N, 95.80°WCape Phillips — 74.10°N, 94.00°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 76.75°WMoscow — 42.71°N, 78.94°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 78.68°WMoscow — 42.90°N, 78.04°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 77.90°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 78.86°WMoscow — 42.73°N, 75.51°WMoscow — 42.56°N, 74.58°WMoscow — 42.75°N, 77.01°WMoscow — 42.83°N, 75.78°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.73°WMoscow — 42.79°N, 76.15°WMoscow — 42.77°N, 76.03°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 75.91°WMoscow — 42.66°N, 75.38°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 75.18°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 75.57°WMoscow — 42.58°N, 75.06°WMoscow — 42.60°N, 74.95°WMoscow — 42.75°N, 77.15°WMoscow — 42.77°N, 77.83°WMoscow — 42.82°N, 77.57°WMoscow — 42.78°N, 77.33°WMoscow — 42.67°N, 76.95°WMoscow — 42.47°N, 74.47°WWaynesville — 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°WWaynesville — 39.34°N, 85.20°WWaynesville — 39.41°N, 83.98°WWaynesville — 39.60°N, 84.98°WWaynesville — 39.39°N, 83.92°WWhite Head — 48.50°N, 64.25°WWhite Head — 48.57°N, 64.42°WWhite Head — 48.57°N, 64.33°WWhite Head — 48.53°N, 64.22°WWhite Head — 46.88°N, 60.35°WWhite Head — 48.58°N, 68.18°WWhite Head — 46.18°N, 59.82°WWhite Head — 48.67°N, 65.83°WWhite Head — 49.00°N, 64.00°WDelorme — 63.30°N, 128.57°WDelorme — 63.28°N, 128.54°WDelorme — 62.38°N, 127.00°WDelorme — 62.78°N, 125.25°WKopanina — 50.08°N, 14.47°EKopanina — 50.00°N, 14.35°EKopanina — 49.95°N, 12.93°EKopanina — 49.95°N, 14.22°EKopanina — 49.77°N, 13.25°EKopanina — 49.52°N, 13.50°EKopanina — 49.93°N, 14.18°EKopanina — 49.95°N, 14.07°EKopanina — 50.05°N, 14.37°EKopanina — 49.90°N, 14.10°EKopanina — 50.38°N, 13.84°EFillmore Limestone — 38.92°N, 113.36°WFillmore Limestone — 38.79°N, 113.64°WFillmore Limestone — 38.82°N, 113.44°WFillmore Limestone — 38.84°N, 113.46°WCrown Point — 44.61°N, 73.42°WCrown Point — 44.71°N, 73.46°WCrown Point — 44.64°N, 73.32°WCrown Point — 44.87°N, 73.41°WCrown Point — 44.84°N, 73.35°WCrown Point — 44.87°N, 73.48°WCrown Point — 44.58°N, 73.53°WCrown Point — 43.95°N, 73.44°WDufton Shales — 54.72°N, 2.48°WEdinburg — 38.99°N, 78.36°WEdinburg — 38.99°N, 78.35°WEdinburg — 38.84°N, 78.55°WEdinburg — 38.00°N, 79.00°WEdinburg — 38.82°N, 78.55°WEdinburg — 38.56°N, 78.86°WEdinburg — 36.88°N, 81.68°WEdinburg — 37.74°N, 79.51°WLas Aguaditas — 30.33°S, 68.82°WCautley Mudstone — 54.38°N, 2.44°WCautley Mudstone — 54.27°N, 2.47°WGydo — 33.30°S, 21.83°EGydo — 33.52°S, 24.74°EGydo — 33.33°S, 19.37°EGydo — 32.64°S, 19.41°EGydo — 32.18°S, 18.90°EGydo — 33.77°S, 20.92°EGydo — 33.31°S, 22.43°EGydo — 34.01°S, 23.46°EGydo — 32.40°S, 20.67°ENavas de Estena — 39.47°N, 4.48°WNavas de Estena — 39.00°N, 4.00°WNavas de Estena — 39.52°N, 4.19°WSolvang — 60.00°N, 11.00°ESolvang — 60.13°N, 10.28°ESolvang — 59.88°N, 10.72°ESolvang — 61.33°N, 8.80°ESolvang — 59.90°N, 10.63°ESolvang — 59.82°N, 10.61°ESolvang — 58.45°N, 8.76°ESolvang — 59.86°N, 10.52°ESolvang — 59.83°N, 10.51°ESolvang — 60.05°N, 10.18°ESolvang — 60.30°N, 10.52°ESolvang — 60.40°N, 10.55°EHolen — 58.56°N, 15.28°EHolen — 58.52°N, 15.45°EHolen — 58.62°N, 13.37°EHolen — 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°E

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The named rock units Phacopida has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 1,352 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,155 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

1,763 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 979 sites for Phacopida, 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

at least 1,111 references

Each of the 12,000 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. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 1,099 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 Phacopida

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

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
Free Standard
Commercial use
cannot be read from the licence given — check the record

The description on this site

Licence
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. Salter 1864