Large, 3.65" Morocconites Trilobite - Ofaten, Morocco

Here is an exceptionally well prepared specimen of one of the more unusual species of trilobites. It is Morocconites malladoides quarried from the deposits near Ofaten, Morocco. This member of the Phacopida trilobites and has a very defining feature, a long pointed rostrum (snout) coming off of it's head. It's unclear what purpose this rostrum would have served, but it could have potentially been used to help it dig through the mud.

The specimen is3.65" long which is quite large for the species with excellent shell quality and eye facet preservation.