1.2" Cyphaspis Walteri With Gerastos Trilobite - Mrakib, Morocco

This is a 1.2" long Cyphaspis walteri trilobite collected from the Bou Dib Formation near Mrakib, Morocco. It is associated with a small Gerastos trilobite. It is nicely prepared with all of the spines free-standing and only about 2% restoration in total on the piece.

This species was Cyphaspis was finally formally described in 2014. A link to the paper can be found below.

“Devil horned” Cyphaspis (Trilobita, Otarioninae): examples from the Middle
Devonian of the Ardennes (Belgium), Eifel (Germany) and Ma’der (Morocco)
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Cyphaspis walteri & Gerastos
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
Cyphaspis 1.2", Gerastos .7", Rock 4.5 x 2.8"
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#315944
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