Matania fossil map
Where fossils of Matania have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 500 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 500 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 | Ediacaran & Cambrian life |
|---|---|
| Lived | 504.5–497 million years ago (Drumian to Guzhangian) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Family | Onchonotopsidae |
| Named by | Rasetti 1946 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greenland, Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | Holm Dal, Zhumabai |
About Matania
Matania is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobite in the family Catillicephalidae. It lived from 501 to 490 million years ago during the Dresbachian faunal stage of the late Cambrian Period. Most species are from Greenland, but some species are also found at the Cow Head formation in western Newfoundland, and at least one occurrence of the genus is in Kazakhstan
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Matania (revision 1229190565), 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: Q126680138.
