Microops

Microops was a Devonian trilobite genus. Its fossils come from Devonian strata, a period that lasted from about 419 to 359 million years ago.

Microops is characterized by notably small or reduced eyes. This unusual feature has been discussed as a possible adaptation to low-light conditions near the seafloor, although the ecological interpretation is not certain.

The genus is known from European and North African strata. Those records show that Microops occupied parts of the broad marine environments that covered areas of those regions during the Devonian.

The available description identifies Microops mainly by its reduced eyes and geographic record, not by a confirmed feeding habit. It is safer to describe it as a benthic marine trilobite than to assign it a specific diet.