Aff Acanthopyge sp
Trilobites Order Lichida, Family Lichidae, Subfamily Trochurinae
Geological Time: Lower Devonian, Pragian Stage (~ 395 mya)
Size: Trilobite is 30 mm long by 35 mm wide (counting spines) on a 70 mm by 80 mm matrix.
Fossil Site: Jorf, Morocco
Code: 16181
Price: Sold
 Description:
The location known as Jorf in Morocco has been a hotbed of new
trilobite species for the past few years. Last year the first example
of this unusual Lichid was shown to the collecting community. Very
few examples have come to light since then, and few are of the
quality of this fine example. This specimen displays the stunning
genal, pleural, and pygidial spines nicely arrayed. While some
have indicated it might be a relative of Belenopyge, to my eyes
it seems to have its closest affinities with the larger, more robust
genus Acanthopyge. For the sake of expediency I will refer to it
as Aff Acanthopyge. This one is unusual in that the genals display
subspines, the FIRST such example I have seen. I have included
three in-preparation photo of the trilobite prior to final finishing
in which the subspines can be clearly seen. There was a very fragmentary
phacopid that was removed in order to finish preparations. |
