Phacops
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| Phacops Temporal range: Silurian–Devonian |
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| Phacops rana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Trilobita |
| Order: | Phacopida |
| Family: | Phacopidae |
| Genus: | Phacops Emmrich, 1839 |
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.[1] It was a rounded animal, with a globosa head and large eyes,[1] and probably fed on detritus.[2] Phacops, also commonly known by the synonym Eldredgeops, is often found enrolled, a biological defense mechanism widespread among smaller trilobites but nearly perfected by this genus.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b John P. Rafferty (2010). "The Silurian Period". The Paleozoic Era: Diversification of Plant and Animal Life. Geologic History of Earth. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 138–186. ISBN 9781615301966. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QX0RB-XI6doC&pg=PA158.
- ^ David L. Bruton & Winfried Haas (2003). "Making Phacops come alive". In Philip D. Lane, Derek J. Siveter,& Richard A. Fortey. Trilobites and their Relatives: Contributions from the Third International Conference, Oxford 2001. Special Papers in Palaeontology. 70. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 331–348. ISBN 9780901702814. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2E2fDXCkUEkC&pg=PA346.
- ^ Where on Earth: Trilobite Fossils
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