otodus1022 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Feeler is real? My freinds photo but feeler is look weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 No, these are likely fragments from other trilobites carved to look like antennae. Features like legs and antennae very rarely fossilize, and usually only in Konservat-Lagsteratte sites. When antennae are present, they would be much thinner. This appears to be an Asaphellus sp. from Morocco. To give you an idea, here is an example of soft-body preservation. This is from the Beecher beds in NY of a Triarthrus: 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otodus1022 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kane said: No, these are likely fragments from other trilobites carved to look like antennae. Features like legs and antennae very rarely fossilize, and usually only in Konservat-Lagsteratte sites. When antennae are present, they would be much thinner. Here is an example of soft-body preservation, this from the Beecher beds in NY of a Triarthrus: Oh thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 If you are interested in acquiring Lagerstatte material from Morocco, here is a good introductory paper on the Fezouata biota: Van Roy, P., Briggs, D.E.G., and R R. Gaines (2015) The Fezouata fossils of Morocco; an extraordinary record of marine life in the Early Ordovician. Journal of the Geological Society 7: 541-549 LINK Given the pygidial spine on this one, it may not be Asaphellus, but more likely a Megistaspis hammondi Image from Gutiérrez-Marco, JC et al. (2017) Digestive and appendicular soft-parts, with behavioural implications, in a large Ordovician trilobite from the Fezouata Lagerstätte, Morocco. Scientific Reports 7(39728):1-7 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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