Phacopidae indet
Trilobites Order Phacopida, Family Phacopidae
Geological Time: Middle Devonian
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 55 mm long (curve measure) by 37 mm wide on a 105 by 70 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Mharch, TaFrawte , Morocco
Fossil Code: 11006
Price: $3750.00
 Description:
Elegant trilobite of a member of the Order Phacopida, Family
Phacopidae with many fine details present. The most diagnostic
features
of this taxon are the fine schizochroal eyes which in this case
are of far fewer files than in the common Phacops speculator.
It also differs from that taxon in that it has a broader cephalon
and a smooth exoskeleton. This type of trilobite is new to the
scene, and was brought to the US by the proprietor of a trilobite
museum in Morocco that was featured in David Attenborough’s
BBC 2 part series “First Life” in the fall of 2010.
I was fortunate to secure one of the two that were available
this year. |
