Is this Phacops a real specimen? Or is it fake?

[75millionyearsago]

Hi! I bought this trilobite, which i identified as a Phacops- i bought it at a small mine that sold rocks, small gems, and fossils. I bought this [price redacted], but now have begun to doubt its authenticity. 

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

15 minutes ago, 75millionyearsago said:

doubt its authenticity.

Nothing screams fake on this bug but the Cephalon/Head is in shadow (it's a good tell with the eyes), and most of the photos are out of focus where we want to see the details. So, next time, put the fossil down on a surface, don't hold it. What I can see from the photos is some individual lenses and a nice big crack that runs into the underside. Details on the thorax etc ... 

 

Example of the blurry details on closeup inspection:

Cheers,
Brett

[75millionyearsago]

14 minutes ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

Nothing screams fake on this bug but the Cephalon/Head is in shadow (it's a good tell with the eyes), and most of the photos are out of focus where we want to see the details. So, next time, put the fossil down on a surface, don't hold it. What I can see from the photos is some individual lenses and a nice big crack that runs into the underside. Details on the thorax etc ... 

 

Example of the blurry details on closeup inspection:

Cheers,
Brett

Lovely! When i get back home, i’ll take a few nicer, high quality images and respond to ya again, if you’d like a better look! Same goes for anyone else who sees this! 

[75millionyearsago]

I have taken some much better photos on a stable surface- here they are.

[piranha]

This trilobite is Morocops ovatus (formerly Barrandeops)

 

 

"Etymology. This species is named for the distinctive ovoid
tubercles present on the dorsal surface of its occipital ring
and all thoracic axial rings; hence the Latin adjective ovatus
is used."

 

 

text & figures from:

 

Chatterton, B.D.E., McKellar, R.C. 2009
Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of Southern Morocco.

Palaeontographica Canadiana, 28:1-110  PDF LINK

[rocket]

looks nice for me

[trilobites_are_awesome]

it's real  nice trilobite.