Fossil Claw Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 @piranha @Kane Looking at this piece and want to make sure its real. Also I can't find anything online that confirms the listed Ceraurus Foulornia sp. Matrix measures 8 x 6 .5 inches. Trilobites measure 2 to 2.5 or more in length depending if you include spines. Width is close to that. Ordovician Morocco. I can get it for around $100 but don't want to spend the money if its fake and without confirming the species so I can find some reference prices. Thanks for any help with the ID and authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not entirely sure. Any chance you can ask the seller for more pictures? They look fairly genuine, but I'm curious about the colouration on the pygidial spines, which might be suggestive of some light restoration. Were these from the Dra Valley? You might also ask if "foulornia" is spelled correctly. I'm not finding any references to a species by that name in the literature at my current disposal. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Do these photos help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Nor could I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 I have asked the seller to confirm the species name spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 They look real to Me, but as Kane said- there could be a little touchup. Can not help with the name. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Definately real prep is a bit on the rough side. I have seen better for that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Per seller, the species is Foulonia sp.. Lower Ordovician Fezouta Formation of Zagara, Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The species is: Foulonia peregrina Martin, E.L., Vidal, M., Vizcaïno, D., Vaucher, R., Sansjofre, P., Lefebvre, B., & Destombes, J. (2016) Biostratigraphic and palaeoenvironmental controls on the trilobite associations from the Lower Ordovician Fezouata Shale of the central Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 460:142-154 PDF LINK description and figure from: Přibyl, A., Vaněk, J., & Pek, I. (1985) Phylogeny and taxonomy of Family Cheiruridae (Trilobita). Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultas rerum naturalium. Geographica-Geologica 83:107-193 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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