Aff Acanthopyge sp
Trilobites Order Lichida, Family Lichidae, Subfamily Trochurinae
Geological Time: Lower Devonian, Pragian Stage (~ 395 million years old)
Size: Trilobite is 25 mm long by 23 mm wide (counting spines) on a 90 mm by 80 mm matrix.
Fossil Site: Jorf, Morocco
Code: 16199
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. This one displays
subspines and more extensive ornamentation to the cephalon, even
more so than other recent examples, Acanthopyge
sp. and this Acanthopyge
sp. Whether all three are the same
species has yet
to
be determined. 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. One researcher
to whom I have shown photos of these unusual specimens believes
they are likely a new genus. For the sake of expediency I will
refer to it as Aff Acanthopyge. I have included two in-preparation
photos so you can see the process employed in freeing these specimens
from the matrix. |
