3" Enigmatic Soft-Bodied Arthropod Duslia - Morocco

This is a nice, 3" long specimen of the enigmatic, soft-bodied, ordovician arthropod, Duslia insignis. It bears many similarities to trilobites, and has sometimes incorrectly been referred to as a soft bodied trilobite but it's exact classification is still up to debate. Currently is placed in the superclass Arachnomorpha, order Cheloniellida but this is kind of a catch-all bin. It had a segmented body, was blind and had fine, hook-like protrusions around the edges of it's body.

Unlike some other specimens out there this one is natural with no color enhancement or retouching.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Duslia insignis
LOCATION
El Kaid Rami, Morocco
SIZE
3" long on 7.2x5.2" matrix
ITEM
#45118
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