Morocops of Morocco
Order Phacopida
Family Phacopidae
Genus Morocops
The genus Morocops remains a problematic taxon. It is mostly known from Morocco, with the exception of M. steinmeyeri Basse 2016 from the Emsian of Germany.
Family Phacopidae
Genus Morocops
The genus Morocops remains a problematic taxon. It is mostly known from Morocco, with the exception of M. steinmeyeri Basse 2016 from the Emsian of Germany.
Name: Morocops forteyi (McKellar & Chatterton, 2009)
Stratigraphy: Psychopyge couche, upper Emsian
Locality: Bou Dib
Originally assigned to Barrandeops but that genus was synonymised with Morocops.
Stratigraphy: Psychopyge couche, upper Emsian
Locality: Bou Dib
Originally assigned to Barrandeops but that genus was synonymised with Morocops.
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Name: Morocops spinifer van Viersen, Holland & Koppka, 2017
Stratigraphy: Khebchia Formation, upper Emsian
Locality: Bou Tserfine
The spiny tubercles of this species are a rare feature amongst phacopid trilobites. Possibly they were used to facilitate digging.
Stratigraphy: Khebchia Formation, upper Emsian
Locality: Bou Tserfine
The spiny tubercles of this species are a rare feature amongst phacopid trilobites. Possibly they were used to facilitate digging.
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Name: Morocops torkozensis (Schraut, 2000)
Stratigraphy: Khebchia Formation, upper Emsian
Locality: Torkoz
This species was assigned to Phacops and Barrandeops in the past. It is included in Morocops according to recent insights.
Stratigraphy: Khebchia Formation, upper Emsian
Locality: Torkoz
This species was assigned to Phacops and Barrandeops in the past. It is included in Morocops according to recent insights.
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References
Basse, M., & Müller, P. (2016). Trilobiten aus dem Ober-Emsium und frühen Eifelium der südlichen Lahnmulde (Rupbach-Schiefer, Leun-Schiefer und Ballersbach-Kalk). Abh. Senckenberg Ges. Naturforsch 572.
Chatterton B., Fortey R., Brett K., Gibb S., McKellar R. 2006. Trilobites from the upper Lower to Middle Devonian Timrhanrhart Formation, Jbel Gara el Zguilma, southern Morocco. Paleontographica Canadiana 25, 182pp.
McKellar, R. C., & Chatterton, B. D. E. (2009). Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of Southern Morocco. Paleontographica Canadiana, 28, 110.
Schraut, G. 2000. Eine neue Unterart von Phacops (Phacops) sparsinodosus Struve 1970 aus dem Mittel-Devon von Marokko. Senckenbergiana lethaea 80, 525–535.
Viersen, A.P. van, Holland, D. & Koppka, J., 2017. The phacopine trilobite genera Morocops Basse, 2006 and Adrisiops gen. nov. from the Devonian of Morocco. Bulletin of Geosciences, 92: 13-30.
Viersen, A.P. van & Holland, D., 2016. Morphological trends and new species of Cyphaspis (Trilobita, Otarioninae) in the Devonian of Morocco, Turkey, Germany and Belgium. Geologica Belgica, 19: 251-271.
Basse, M., & Müller, P. (2016). Trilobiten aus dem Ober-Emsium und frühen Eifelium der südlichen Lahnmulde (Rupbach-Schiefer, Leun-Schiefer und Ballersbach-Kalk). Abh. Senckenberg Ges. Naturforsch 572.
Chatterton B., Fortey R., Brett K., Gibb S., McKellar R. 2006. Trilobites from the upper Lower to Middle Devonian Timrhanrhart Formation, Jbel Gara el Zguilma, southern Morocco. Paleontographica Canadiana 25, 182pp.
McKellar, R. C., & Chatterton, B. D. E. (2009). Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of Southern Morocco. Paleontographica Canadiana, 28, 110.
Schraut, G. 2000. Eine neue Unterart von Phacops (Phacops) sparsinodosus Struve 1970 aus dem Mittel-Devon von Marokko. Senckenbergiana lethaea 80, 525–535.
Viersen, A.P. van, Holland, D. & Koppka, J., 2017. The phacopine trilobite genera Morocops Basse, 2006 and Adrisiops gen. nov. from the Devonian of Morocco. Bulletin of Geosciences, 92: 13-30.
Viersen, A.P. van & Holland, D., 2016. Morphological trends and new species of Cyphaspis (Trilobita, Otarioninae) in the Devonian of Morocco, Turkey, Germany and Belgium. Geologica Belgica, 19: 251-271.