Phacopoidea

Phacopoidea is a superfamily of trilobites.

Phacopoidea

Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
PhacopinaPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Phacopina
Life habit
low-level epifaunalPBDB, for Trilobita
Motility
fast-movingPBDB, for Trilobita
Environment
marinePBDB, for Trilobita

Time the record covers

At least 112 million years on record.

The record covers at least 471.3 Mya to 358.86 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 488.9 Mya to 353.7 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 2400 occurrencesOrdovician — about 929 of 2400 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 288 of 2400 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 1182 of 2400 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 1 of 2400 occurrences492–487 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences487–482 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences482–478 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences478–473 Mya — about 2 occurrences473–468 Mya — about 58 occurrences468–463 Mya — about 61 occurrences463–459 Mya — about 70 occurrences459–454 Mya — about 222 occurrences454–449 Mya — about 388 occurrences449–445 Mya — about 110 occurrences445–440 Mya — about 67 occurrences440–435 Mya — about 101 occurrences435–431 Mya — about 53 occurrences431–426 Mya — about 31 occurrences426–421 Mya — about 48 occurrences421–417 Mya — about 21 occurrences417–412 Mya — about 80 occurrences412–407 Mya — about 98 occurrences407–403 Mya — about 41 occurrences403–398 Mya — about 54 occurrences398–393 Mya — about 85 occurrences393–388 Mya — about 195 occurrences388–384 Mya — about 263 occurrences384–379 Mya — about 98 occurrences379–374 Mya — about 14 occurrences374–370 Mya — about 48 occurrences370–365 Mya — about 60 occurrences365–360 Mya — about 98 occurrences360–356 Mya — about 32 occurrences356–351 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences471.3 Mya358.86 Mya492 Mya351 Mya

2,400 occurrences of Phacopoidea on record, most of them in the Devonian. 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

2,400 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

571 formations

Ludlowville — 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 — 42.74°N, 75.54°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 — 49.13°N, 62.29°WJupiter — 49.23°N, 62.55°WJupiter — 49.23°N, 62.60°WJupiter — 49.48°N, 63.16°WJupiter — 49.43°N, 63.12°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 — 42.94°N, 76.07°WSkaneateles — 42.93°N, 75.99°WSkaneateles — 42.86°N, 75.89°WSkaneateles — 42.95°N, 75.88°WSkaneateles — 42.90°N, 75.60°WSkaneateles — 42.87°N, 77.87°WSkaneateles — 42.98°N, 76.09°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 — 42.75°N, 77.01°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 76.74°WMoscow — 42.81°N, 75.91°WMoscow — 42.59°N, 75.18°WMoscow — 42.68°N, 75.57°WMoscow — 42.70°N, 75.43°WMoscow — 42.58°N, 75.06°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, 74.48°WKahula — 59.35°N, 24.56°EKahula — 59.38°N, 26.40°EKahula — 59.37°N, 25.08°EKahula — 59.37°N, 25.36°EKahula — 59.35°N, 24.98°EKahula — 59.38°N, 24.41°EKahula — 59.35°N, 27.40°EKahula — 59.32°N, 24.60°EKahula — 59.29°N, 24.12°EKahula — 59.34°N, 24.39°EKahula — 59.48°N, 26.15°EKahula — 59.33°N, 25.32°EKahula — 59.34°N, 24.84°EKahula — 59.39°N, 27.36°EKahula — 59.26°N, 27.00°EKahula — 59.35°N, 26.38°EKahula — 59.37°N, 24.50°EKahula — 59.23°N, 23.52°EKahula — 59.32°N, 24.51°EKahula — 59.27°N, 23.75°EWocklum Limestone — 51.40°N, 7.83°EVolkhov — 59.97°N, 32.57°EVolkhov — 59.82°N, 32.20°EWhite Head — 48.50°N, 64.25°WWhite Head — 48.57°N, 64.42°WWhite Head — 48.57°N, 64.33°WWhite Head — 46.88°N, 60.35°WWhite Head — 48.58°N, 68.18°WWhite Head — 48.50°N, 64.23°WMangazea — 63.00°N, 92.00°EMangazea — 63.00°N, 95.00°EMangazea — 62.14°N, 91.56°EMangazea — 62.14°N, 91.49°EMangazea — 62.15°N, 91.43°EMangazea — 62.30°N, 92.12°EKopanina — 50.08°N, 14.47°EKopanina — 50.00°N, 14.35°EKopanina — 49.95°N, 12.93°EKopanina — 49.96°N, 14.18°EKopanina — 49.52°N, 13.50°EKopanina — 49.95°N, 14.07°EKopanina — 50.05°N, 14.37°EKopanina — 49.90°N, 14.10°EKopanina — 50.38°N, 13.84°ESilica — 41.72°N, 83.72°WSilica — 42.13°N, 83.60°WSilica — 41.12°N, 84.85°WFuruberget — 60.37°N, 10.42°EFuruberget — 60.80°N, 11.02°EFuruberget — 60.35°N, 10.46°EFuruberget — 60.34°N, 10.42°EFuruberget — 60.33°N, 10.55°EEsbataottine — 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 — 61.63°N, 125.75°WWhittaker — 62.00°N, 127.00°WWhittaker — 61.52°N, 124.87°WWhittaker — 62.47°N, 124.85°WWhittaker — 63.28°N, 125.35°WWhittaker — 61.48°N, 125.05°WWhittaker — 62.46°N, 124.88°WWhittaker — 62.50°N, 125.25°WCoumiac — 43.43°N, 3.05°ECoumiac — 43.47°N, 3.09°ECoumiac — 43.55°N, 3.29°EEdinburg — 38.99°N, 78.35°WEdinburg — 38.00°N, 79.00°WEdinburg — 38.99°N, 78.36°WEdinburg — 38.56°N, 78.86°WEdinburg — 38.84°N, 78.55°WEdinburg — 36.88°N, 81.68°WEdinburg — 37.74°N, 79.51°WCliffield — 37.09°N, 81.34°WCliffield — 37.15°N, 81.49°WCliffield — 37.08°N, 81.71°WCliffield — 37.13°N, 81.41°WCliffield — 37.06°N, 81.75°WCliffield — 37.17°N, 81.48°WChefar el Ahmar — 29.56°N, 2.15°WVerulam — 44.75°N, 79.33°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.58°WVerulam — 44.45°N, 78.70°WVerulam — 44.52°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.43°N, 78.78°WVerulam — 44.48°N, 78.95°WVerulam — 44.02°N, 77.15°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 79.17°WCrown Point — 44.61°N, 73.42°WCrown Point — 44.58°N, 73.53°WJemelle — 50.07°N, 4.61°EJemelle — 50.16°N, 5.26°EJemelle — 50.05°N, 4.47°EJemelle — 49.98°N, 4.70°EJemelle — 50.26°N, 5.47°EChefar el Ahmar — 30.08°N, 2.24°WOnondaga — 39.26°N, 78.53°WOnondaga — 42.95°N, 76.17°WOnondaga — 42.92°N, 78.25°WOnondaga — 42.78°N, 74.33°WOnondaga — 42.70°N, 74.92°WOnondaga — 42.96°N, 78.74°WOnondaga — 42.65°N, 74.08°WOnondaga — 42.00°N, 74.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 76.00°WVirgin Hills — 18.49°S, 126.96°EVirgin Hills — 18.75°S, 126.03°EVirgin Hills — 18.74°S, 126.08°EVirgin Hills — 18.51°S, 125.95°E

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The named rock units Phacopoidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 547 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 245 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Phacopoidea and its relatives

Devonian

Where Phacopoidea and its relatives were recorded in the Devonian.

Found in the same rock

1,694 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,622 sites for Phacopoidea, 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

453 references

Each of the 2,400 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. 441 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 content1

Picture of Phacopoidea

Credit
Didier Descouens
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

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. Hupe 1953