Morocconus fossil map
Where fossils of Morocconus 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 | 516–504.5 million years ago (Stage 3 to Wuliuan) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Family | Weymouthiidae |
| Named by | Özdikmen 2009 |
| Fossil records | 5 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Morocco |
| Rock formations | Jbel Wawrmast |
About Morocconus
Morocconus is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil marine arthropods, the trilobites. It is still debated if it lived at the very end of the Lower Cambrian or at the very beginning of the Middle Cambrian. Morocconus notabilis is the only known species in this genus (i.e. the genus is monotypic).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Morocconus (revision 1369144946), 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: Q21229924.
