Scabriscutellum aff furficerum
Trilobites Order Corynexochida, Family Styginidae
Geological Time: Middle Devonian
Size: Trilobite is 42 mm long and 33 mm wide on an 80 mm by 65 mm matrix base
Fossil Site: Jebel Oufaten, Morocco
Code: 16146
Price: $325.00
 Description:
This trilobite is a member of the Order Corynexochida, Family Styginidae
known as Scabriscutellum furciferum. It is distinguished by lack
of fringing pygidial spines from Thysanopeltis, and from Scutellum
by the ribbing of the pygidium. This example is unusual in that
it possesses fine occipital and axial spines, a feature I have
seen in none of the other literally DOZENS of examples I have seen
before. Whether an aberrant example, a subspecies, or a new species
altogether I will hedge and refer to it as Aff Scabriscutellum
furciferum for the time being. |
