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Real trilobite?


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So i bought this fossil trilobite a while ago. Is it real? If so what genus, species etc. would it be?

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It's a bad prepped Gerastos tuberculatus.  The local berbers call these 'izi' which means 'flies' just because these are so common at certain places. These are not worth faking, but If I were you I would wait till a beter example pops up.

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3 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said:

It's a bad prepped Gerastos tuberculatus.  The local berbers call these 'izi' which means 'flies' just because these are so common at certain places. These are not worth faking, but If I were you I would wait till a beter example pops up.

Thank you. It was labelled as a proetus trilobite but that didnt seem right.

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5 hours ago, FrostbyteFossils said:

Thank you. It was labelled as a proetus trilobite but that didnt seem right.

 

The Gerastos tuberculatus marocensis from the order Proetida and family Proetidae which might be where the label came from.

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Jay A. Wollin

Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve

Hamburg, New York, USA

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6 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

 

The Gerastos tuberculatus marocensis from the order Proetida and family Proetidae which might be where the label came from.

Yeah thats what i thought. The guy mustn't of spoken very good english. Thanks :)

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