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Notchia fossil map

Where fossils of Notchia 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 →

Notchia
Image: Qohelet12, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupEdiacaran & Cambrian life
Lived504.5–497 million years ago (Drumian to Guzhangian)
PeriodsCambrian
Named byLerosey-Aubril 2015
Fossil records2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsWeeks

About Notchia

Notchia weugi is a species of enigmatic arthropod from the Weeks Formation of Utah. It is the only species in the genus Notchia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Notchia (revision 1279501473), 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: Q21215166.

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