Georgemckenzie Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Hiya everyone just looking for help with this trilobite to make sure of the species haven’t seen one with this preservation before, I’m more used to the black exoskeleton, any help would be great cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Forgot to add locality the seller said it’s from Moroccan Meseta, Casablanca District, Morocco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Last photo brightened and cropped. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Metacanthina barrandei is restricted to France: Asteropyginae indet. Bignon, A., Crônier, C. 2014 The Systematics and Phylogeny of the Devonian Subfamily Asteropyginae (Trilobita: Phacopida). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 12(6):637-668 PDF LINK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, piranha said: Metacanthina barrandei is restricted to France: Asteropyginae indet. Bignon, A., Crônier, C. 2014 The Systematics and Phylogeny of the Devonian Subfamily Asteropyginae (Trilobita: Phacopida). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 12(6):637-668 PDF LINK Thanks piranha, is there any way to figure out the exact species of this trilobite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, Georgemckenzie said: Thanks piranha, is there any way to figure out the exact species of this trilobite? Unfortunately, too many diagnostic features are absent on this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, piranha said: Unfortunately, too many diagnostic features are absent on this one. Thanks picked it up as it wasn’t to expensive just haven’t saw one this colour before guessing it’s from a different area than the darker coloured ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Georgemckenzie said: Thanks picked it up as it wasn’t to expensive just haven’t saw one this colour before guessing it’s from a different area than the darker coloured ones? The lighter color can be attributed to the state of preservation (steinkern). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Also, the label says "East of Casablanca" with the abbreviation for "Early Devonian" and the French word for Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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