description Scabrella Overview
Scabrella is an extinct homalonotid trilobite genus in the order Phacopida, known from Lower Devonian rocks of North Africa and western and southern Europe. Moroccan material comes from the late Emsian Issimour section near Alnif, where limestone beds have yielded cranidia and pygidia. The genus is noted for its long, strongly spined exoskeleton, and its distribution has been used in discussions of Early Devonian stratigraphy and correlation.
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What kind of trilobite was Scabrella?
Scabrella was an extinct homalonotid trilobite genus in the order Phacopida. It lived during the Lower Devonian in marine environments.
Where have Scabrella fossils been found?
The genus is known from Lower Devonian rocks of North Africa and western and southern Europe. Moroccan material includes cranidia and pygidia from the late Emsian Issimour section near Alnif.
What does homalonotid mean?
Homalonotids are a group of mostly large, often relatively smooth-bodied trilobites within Phacopida. Their fossils are commonly identified using the shape of the cephalon, thorax, and pygidium.
What is the Issimour section near Alnif?
The Issimour section near Alnif in Morocco contains late Emsian limestone beds with trilobite material. Those beds have provided cranidia and pygidia attributed to Scabrella.
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