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1.3" Devil Horned Cyphaspis Walteri Trilobite - Mrakib, Morocco
Here is nice, 1.3" long example of the Devonian trilobite Cyphaspis walteri sometimes referred to as the "Devil Horn" Cyphaspis for obvious reasons. It is nicely prepared with free-standing spines and it has less than 1% restoration along a repaired crack.
This species was 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)
This species was 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)
About Trilobites
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
$265
SPECIES
Cyphaspis walteri
AGE
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
1.3" long (including spines)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#350491
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