Perryus fossil map
Where fossils of Perryus 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 | 443.1–432.9 million years ago (Rhuddanian to Telychian) |
| Periods | Silurian |
| Family | Encrinuridae |
| Named by | Gass and Mikulic 1982 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Canada |
| Rock formations | Whittaker, Attawapiskat |
About Perryus
Perryus is a genus of phacopid trilobites that lived in what are now Canada, Greenland, and Siberia from the early Silurian to the middle Silurian from 438 to 430 mya, existing for approximately 8 million years.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Perryus (revision 1294975463), 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: Q21446264.
