Exotic Moroccanites malladoides Trilobite

Moroccanites malladoides

Trilobites Order Phacopida, Family Acastidae

Geological Time: Devonian

Size: Trilobite is 69 mm (2 3/4”) on a 127 x 95 mm (5 x 3 ¾”) piece of flat-lying matrix

Fossil Site: Hamar Laghdad Formation, Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco

Fossil Code: PFT339

Price: $190.00

MoroccanitesDescription: As you can see, this is a most unusual looking Phacopid. It has a long sharp spine extending from the top of the cephalon. The intriguing question is obviously, of what use, and for what reason did this spine evolve? I have not been able to find any conjecture on the internet; so your guess is as good as mine!

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