Nileus
sp
Trilobites
Order Asaphida, Superfamily Cyclopygoidea, Family Nileidae
Geological
Time: Ordovician
Size: Trilobites
average 38 mm to 43 mm in length on a 22.5 cm x 20 cm (9” x 8”)
plate
Fossil Site:
Schistes des Fezouata Superieurs Formation, Dra Valley, Morocco
Fossil Code:
PFT234
Price: $275.00
 Description:
Presented is an association plate of six complete Nileus trilobites
from Morocco. The plate has the classic look of the typical Ordovician
from the Dra Valley region. Gray matrix, with the specimens displaying
an oxidized rust orange patina. This one also shows the unfortunate
primitive preparation work done by the local Moroccan villagers.
It was also broken and re-glued. The specimens themselves are not
perfect; every one has some kind of flaw. Obviously, there has been
no restoration or reconstruction.
Overall
it is an interesting and impressive plate. This genus is represented
in many of the European Ordovician formations, represents an index
fossil, and signifies its widespread geographic extent.
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