Struveaspis cf micromma and Phacopida indet.
Trilobites Order Phacopida, Family Phacopidae
Geological Time: Middle Devonian
Size: Struveaspis: 62 mm long (curve measure) by 28 mm wide ; other Phacopid: 60 mm long by 30 mm wide (curve measure) on a 165 by 110 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Jorf, Morocco
Fossil Code: 16104
Price: Sold
 Description:
This speoimen comes from a new location known as Jorf in Morocco,
close to the site from which the polished goniatite ammonites
originate. The preservation of the exoskeleton is reminiscent
of them in terms of texture, unlike many trilobites from Morocco.
The trilobite with the smooth cranidium is a Struveaspis. Struveaspis
is a most uncommon taxon found in the Devonian of Morocco and
the Czech Republic. The other trilobite is a bit of an enigma.whenever
I have a problem with identification of Moroccan trilobites I
turn to an acquaintance I know from the West Coast who has an
encyclopedic knowledge of the material. While it has the 5 eye
facets in a file like Barrandeops ovatus, it has a more coarse
granulation on the glabella, more like the genera Drotops, Pedinopariops,
or Hypsipariops, but is unlike any known examples of those. Let
us just use Phacopida indet for the time being. |
