Phacops

Phacops ("Lens-face") is a genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida, suborder Phacopina, superfamily Phacopoidea. They have a very widespread distribution, being found in Morocco, Europe, Australia and North America. They lived during the Devonian and are great index fossils. Often confused/combined with Paciphacops, Kainops, Reedops, Eldredgeops, Chotecops, Viaphacops, Drotops, Eophacops and the superfamily Acastoidea.

Some known species and locations:


 * Phacops rana
 * Phacops rana rana, New York.
 * Phacops rana crassituberculata, Indiana and Ohio.
 * Phacops rana norwoodensis, Iowa.
 * Phacops cristata bombifrons, Ohio.
 * Phacops schlotheimi, Germany.
 * Phacops speculator, Morocco.
 * Phacops stokesi, England
 * Phacops recurvus, Gotland.
 * Phacops latifrons, France.
 * Phacops brocki, Australia.

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