Colorful Metascutellum Moroccan Trilobite

Metascutellum sp

Trilobites Order Corynexochida, Family Styginidae

Geological Time: Middle Devonian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 40 mm long (curve measure), 42 mm across; Matrix: 90 mm by 90 mm

Fossil Site: Mrakib, Morocco

Fossil Code: 13143

Price: $265.00


Metascutellum Moroccan TrilobiteDescription: A member of the Order Corynexochida, Family Styginidae from the Middle Devonian deposits of Jebel Issoumour, Morocco, this is a member of the genus Metacutellum. Notice it has a divided pygidial midrib about two thirds of the way , as well as small axial nodes. The piebald color is natural, with different layers of the exoskeleton exposed resulting in this eye-catching example.

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