1.5" Ventrally Prepared Kettneraspis Trilobite - Lghaft, Morocco

This is a fascinating, 1.5" long, Kettneraspis? prescheri trilobite from Morocco which has been ventrally prepared. It has a large, and very distinctive occipital spine. These trilobites have typically been labeled as Leonaspis but based on more recent papers it appears to be Kettneraspis? prescheri. It has has less than 1% restoration in total.

A recent description of this trilobite can be found at:

Description of Kettneraspis? prescheri sp. nov. (Trilobita, Odontopleuridae) from the “couche rouge” (Pragian, Lower Devonian) in Morocco