Cornuproetus cornutus
Trilobites Order Proetida, Family Proetidae
Geological Time: Devonian
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 32 mm long (curve measure) by 26 mm wide on a 60 by 70 mm matrix.
Fossil Site: Jebel Oufaten, Morocco
Code: 14131
Price: $150.00
 Description:
Fine example of a member of the Order Proetida with many fine details
present. The most diagnostic features of this taxon are granulose
cephalon and thorax and the swept-back genal spines. The Proetidae
were among the last of the trilobites to go extinct in the Permian
over 100 million years later. This is a fine example of the type,
prepared with the dramatic backswept genal spines freestanding.
Looking more like a Devonian Stealth Bomber than a trilobite, this
is an elegant example. |
