Chotecops is a genus of trilobites from the order Phacopida

Phacopida

Phacopida is an order of trilobite that lived from the Ordovician to the Devonian. It is made up of a morphologically diverse group of related suborders....

, suborder Phacopina

Phacopina

Phacopina is a suborder including many trilobites.-External links:* - various photos, some of Phacopina...

, family Phacopidae

Phacopidae

Phacopidae is a family of trilobites of the order Phacopida, including the following genera:*Acernaspis*Acuticryphops*Adastocephalum*Afrops*Ainasuella*Altaesajania*Ananaspis*Angulophacops*Arduennops...

. This genus is from the Devonian

Devonian

The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya , to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya...

 and can be found in Germany usually in pyrite. They are often mistaken as Phacops. It is not uncommon to find this genus preserved with limbs. The genus was first discovered in 1967 by professor Charles Kazzam

Some Known Species and Locations.

• Chotecops ferdinandi, Hunsrück Germany.
• Chotecops opitzi, Hunsrück Germany.