FrostbyteFossils Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 So i bought this fossil trilobite a while ago. Is it real? If so what genus, species etc. would it be? Ask if more pictures are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostbyteFossils Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Yep, it's a real Gerastos from Morocco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 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. 2 Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostbyteFossils Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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