Eophacops
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Eophacops is a genus of trilobite
s from the order Phacopida
, family Phacopidae
. These trilobites are from the Silurian
age and can be distinguished from the genus Phacops
by its size. Eophacops is very small, 2–3 cm. is average length. Also Eophacops has very large eyes compared to the rest of its body.
Some Known Species and Locations.
Trilobite
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. The first appearance of trilobites in the fossil record defines the base of the Atdabanian stage of the Early Cambrian period , and they flourished throughout the lower Paleozoic era before...
s from the order Phacopida
Phacopida
Phacopida is an order of trilobite that lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian. It is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related suborders....
, family Phacopidae
Phacopidae
Phacopidae is a family of trilobites of the order Phacopida, including the following genera:*Acernaspis*Acuticryphops*Adastocephalum*Afrops*Ainasuella*Altaesajania*Ananaspis*Angulophacops*Arduennops...
. These trilobites are from the Silurian
Silurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
age and can be distinguished from the genus Phacops
Phacops
Phacops is a genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida, family Phacopidae that lived in Europe and North American in the Silurian and Devonian periods. It was a rounded animal, with a globosa head and large eyes, and probably fed on detritus...
by its size. Eophacops is very small, 2–3 cm. is average length. Also Eophacops has very large eyes compared to the rest of its body.
Some Known Species and Locations.
- Eophacops musheni, England.
- Eophacops marklandensis, British Columbia.