Brongniartella fossil map
Where fossils of Brongniartella have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 445 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 445 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Trilobites & sea scorpions |
|---|---|
| Lived | 468–419.62 million years ago (Darriwilian to Pridoli) |
| Periods | Ordovician, Silurian |
| Family | Homalonotidae |
| Named by | (Reed 1918) |
| Fossil records | 86 occurrences at 37 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United Kingdom, Canada, Jordan, Sweden, Morocco, Czech Republic, Bolivia, Argentina, Australia, United States … |
| Rock formations | Cwm Rhiwarth, Cautley Mudstone, White Head, txn:133738, Nautiloidea Sandstone, Upper Ktaoua |
About Brongniartella
Brongniartella is an extinct genus of homalonotid trilobite. It is of interest as it is a potential ancestor to the homalonotid trilobites Trimerus and Platycoryphe.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brongniartella (trilobite) (revision 1322723126), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q136682620.
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