Max10 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Hi everybody! This time i kindly ask your help to identify a little gift a friend of mine give to me last weekend. I really know nothing about german trilobites...i have no idea! Here are the info: Origin: Eifel, Germany Age: Devonian (probably Middle...Eifelian? Givetian?) Lenght: 8.5 cm / 3.35 inches Cephalon Width (max): 4.8 cm / 1.9 inches I'm thankful to everyone who wants to participate at the topic Have a wonderful weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Well, I may be way off as i don't know the German trilobites, but to me, judging by the smooth pygidial flank, this looks like an Ordovician Colpocoryphe roualti. The cephalon seems to have been stuck on and I think I see Moroccan style cement. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I agree with Adam, doesn't look German, probably Moroccan 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Agreed. A Moroccan Colpocoryphe, Ordovician in age. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Well, I may be way off as i don't know the German trilobites, but to me, judging by the smooth pygidial flank, this looks like an Ordovician Colpocoryphe roualti. The cephalon seems to have been stuck on and I think I see Moroccan style cement. In Morocco the species is: Colpocoryphe grandis Destombes, J. 1966 Quelques Calymenina (Trilobitae) de l'Ordovicien Moyen et Supérieur de l'Anti-Atlas (Maroc). [Some Calymenina (Trilobita) from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco).] Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc, 188:33-52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, piranha said: In Morocco the species is: Colpocoryphe grandis Destombes, J. 1966 Quelques Calymenina (Trilobitae) de l'Ordovicien Moyen et Supérieur de l'Anti-Atlas (Maroc). [Some Calymenina (Trilobita) from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco).] Notes et Mémoires du Service Géologique du Maroc, 188:33-52 Yeah, thanks, I always get those the wrong way around. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Just now, Tidgy's Dad said: Yeah, thanks, I always get those the wrong way around. C. roualti is the one wearing the beret and eating a baguette. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max10 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thanks to all of you, guys! You're awesome! Fantastic! In just few hours you found age, origin and perfect species identification...with document too!! That's insane for me Thanks again, see you to next id! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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