Phacops murchisoni

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phacops
gptkbp:adds antennae
gptkbp:body_style segmented body
trilobite body plan
gptkbp:category trilobite taxonomy
gptkbp:caused_by environmental changes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Trilobita
gptkbp:color varied, often dark
gptkbp:conservation_status not applicable
gptkbp:diet detritivore
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:eye_color compound eyes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Phacopidae
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Roderick_Murchison
gptkbp:foot gptkb:Basketball_Player
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:dinosaur
gptkb:museum
benthic organism
hard parts
study of ancient life
BMNH 1866
Middle Ordovician to Late Devonian
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Phacops
gptkbp:geological_formation Bala Limestone
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:battle
gptkbp:has_feature distinctive morphology
gptkbp:historical_period Ordovician
gptkbp:historical_significance important for stratigraphy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phacops murchisoni
gptkbp:is_found_in shallow marine environments
gptkbp:is_known_for fossil records
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:larval_stage nauplius larva
gptkbp:notable_feature large eyes
gptkbp:order gptkb:Phacopida
gptkbp:origin evolved during the Cambrian
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators larger marine animals
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Phacops_rana
gptkbp:related_to other trilobites
gptkbp:reproduction gptkb:sexual_reproduction
gptkbp:research fossil analysis
paleozoic era
gptkbp:research_interest paleontology
gptkbp:scientific_name Phacops murchisoni Murchison, 1839
gptkbp:significance index fossil
gptkbp:size up to 10 cm
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Bala,_Wales
gptkbp:wildlife extinct