Undescribed Cf Niobella Trilobite from Morocco

Cf Niobella sp

Trilobites Order Asaphida, Family Asaphidae

Geological Time: Lower Ordovician

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 15 mm long by 9 mm wide on a 65 mm by 85 mm matrix pair

Fossil Site: Fezouata Formation, Zagora, Morocco

Fossil Code: 14074

Price: Sold


Undescribed Cf Niobella Trilobite from Morocco for SaleDescription: I received this one in a recent shipment from Morocco. While I could readily tell it was an Asaphid, I was stumped as the any further assignment. In cases like this I turn to one of the most respected collectors of Moroccan trilobites and asked his opinion. He replied that he had seen a couple in the past, and that it is most likely a species of Niobella. This genus is known from North America and Europe but has not been described from Morocco to date. It comes as a part and counterpart specimen, with the positive to the LEFT.

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