Skara fossil map
Where fossils of Skara 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 | 497–486.85 million years ago (Paibian to Stage 10) |
| Periods | Cambrian |
| Named by | Mueller 1983 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Poland, Sweden |
| Rock formations | Alum Shale, Alum |
About Skara
Skara is a genus of oligostracan pancrustaceans known from the Upper Cambrian Orsten deposit of Sweden, similarly aged deposits in China, and possibly Poland. It is the only genus in the order Skaracarida and family Skaraidae, and contains three species, S. anulata, S. minuta and S. hunanensis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Skara (animal) (revision 1365176437), 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: Q137784266.
