Diademaproetus (= Dimuproetus) antatlasius
Trilobites Order Proetida, Superfamily Proetoidea, Family Tropidocoryphidae
Geological Time: Middle Devonian
Size: Trilobite is 38 mm long (curve measure) by 25 mm wide on an 80 mm by 80 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Djebel Oufaten, Alnif , Morocco
Code: 14079
Price: Sold
 Description:
Fine example of a member of the Order Proetida with many fine details
present. The most diagnostic feature of this taxon is the shield-like
rostrum. It is quite similar to Cornuproetus, but this feature
is enough to see it is not the same (see my other offerings). While
known typically as Dimuproetus, the correct genus is Diademaproetus,
derived from the perceived resemblance of the rostrum for a crown
(diadem). The Proetidae were among the last of the trilobites to
go extinct in the Permian over 100 million years later. |
