| Morocops Temporal range: Eifelian,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | †Artiopoda |
| Class: | †Trilobita |
| Order: | †Phacopida |
| Family: | †Phacopidae |
| Genus: | †Morocops Basse 2006,1 Mckeller & Chatterton 20092 |
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Morocops is a phacopid trilobite in the family Phacopidae. They were previously3 considered part of the Phacops genus, but were later12 reclassified as their own genus.
Like many trilobites of the family Phacopidae they occur throughout the Middle Devonian strata of southern Morocco, what then would have been part of the northern coast of the super continent of Gondwana.
The genus includes Morocops granulops and Morocops ovatus, which are primarily distinguished by the structure of their eyes 2
References
References
- Basse, Martin (Dec 2006). Eifel Trilobites vol. 4: Proetida 3, Phacopida 3. Goldschneck Verlag. ISBN 9783494014111.
- McKeller, Ryan; Chatterton, Brian (2009). "Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of southern Morocco". Palaeontographica Canadiana. 28. doi:10.7934/P2702.
- Schraut, Gunnar (March 2000). "Trilobites from the Lower Devonian of the south-eastern Anti-Atlas System, South Morocco". Senckenbergiana Lethaea. 79. doi:10.1007/bf03043648.