Aff Pseudocryphaeus
Trilobites Order Phacopida, Superfamily Acastoidea, Family Acastidae, Subfamily Asteropyginae
Geological Time: Middle Devonian
Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 87 mm long (curve measure) by 35 mm wide on a 70 by 50 mm matrix.
Fossil Site: Tafroute , Morocco
Code: 14059
Price: Sold
 Description:
Elegant example of a member of the Order Phacopida, Subfamily Asteropyginae
with many fine details present. Notice the fine eye facets present
on this specimen. The Asteropyginae recently have undergone revision.
This one is reminiscent of the trilobite called “Minicryphaeus” sp
in the fossil trade, a genus erected to hold several small trilobites
with a foreshortened rostrum that were previously considered Pseudocryphaeus.
For the sake of discussion , let us leave this one a a member of
that taxon. Whatever it is called, it is quite an eye-catching
specimen, seen here preserved in a contraflexed pose. |
