BIZZARE Lanceaspis Fossil Museum Trilobites Pair

Description: Unusual examples of a member of the Order Phacopida, with many fine details present. It looks for all the world to be related to that famous prevaricating puppet Pinocchio after telling a spate of whoppers. Just discovered in 2013, researcher in Spain after studying the taxon assigned it a name in mid-2014. It looks to have affinities with Morocconites, but the rostrum here is far, far more elongated. The first example I was aware of consisted solely of the cephalon with an attached rostrum, indicating it was not some fanciful composite specimen. Subsequently a few came to light as a mad dash by diggers to the site ensued. Most of the literal handful come from Jebel Iazzi or Jebel Issoumour. Those sites were played out very quickly. Now a new location Ihourane near Boulashghal, Morocco has been found. To my knowledge this is the first from this location offered. Other than a few small patches of missing exoskeleton these are quite complete. The preparator has chosen to leave them unrerstored. They can be seen as a brownish color.

Reference: Batalleria, 20, 2014, pp 3-10.