Ravenstarver Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Picked up this trilobite for very cheap, not in substrate, so is it fake? if not what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Calymene from Morocco, Ordovician in age, and does look real. They are fairly common and so are not usually faked. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenstarver Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thank you that's exactly what I needed to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 We have covered this numerous times. Calymene is not a valid species from Morocco. Flexicalymene is the correct genus. Here are the descriptions of F. ouzregui & F. tazarinensis from Destombes 1966: Destombes, Jacques (1966) Quelques Calymenina (Trilobitae) de l'Ordovicien moyen et supérieur de l'Anti-Atlas (Maroc). Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc, t.26, 188:33-52 Destombes1966.pdf 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenstarver Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Thanks Piranha I was just reading some old forum posts after searching Calamene, was just starting to make sense of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 18 minutes ago, piranha said: We have covered this numerous times. Calymene is not a valid species from Morocco. Flexicalymene is the correct genus. Here are the descriptions of F. ouzregui & F. tazarinensis from Destombes 1966: Destombes, Jacques (1966) Quelques Calymenina (Trilobitae) de l'Ordovicien moyen et supérieur de l'Anti-Atlas (Maroc). Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc, t.26, 188:33-52 Destombes1966.pdf My apologies. It was a best guess. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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