M.Youssef Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Hello All Can anyone Identify this Moroccan Cambrian Trilobite? i need the specific name please . thank you very much. Malek Edited April 22, 2011 by M.Youssef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 im thinking Subfamily: Paradoxidinae Species: Eccaparadoxides sp, but we will see what Scott says "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 i've known sp. quite a long time now, but i never actually got to know what it stands for. does it mean special? as for the I.D, definitely looks like a paradoxinae trilobite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 i've known sp. quite a long time now, but i never actually got to know what it stands for. does it mean special? It is short for "species", used when genus is the all you're sure of. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 The three valid species of Cambrian paradoxidids in Morocco: Acadoparadoxides briareus Acadoparadoxides mureroensis (?) Acadoparadoxides nobilis This is quite a spectacular example although missing its pygidium or possibly tucked under? Assuming a sub-adult based on the small size and and possible(?) elongated genal spines that would reduce at maturity of the individual. A new undescribed species does tickle the imagination as well. I have not spent much time on these and continue to call the one in my collection Acadoparadoxides sp. as the prominent features I recall that differentiate the species are the morphology of the genal spines and pygidium. Fast forward 500 My as I am on my way out for a day of collecting Oligocene plants. Later this weekend I will forward this to the specialist who is intimately familiar with this group and perhaps he will be able to sort out the particulars on it. Last I heard this clade continues to be an absolute mess with regard to classification. Hopefully soon we will have conclusive data on Malek's beautiful bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Youssef Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 The three valid species of Cambrian paradoxidids in Morocco: Acadoparadoxides briareus Acadoparadoxides mureroensis (?) Acadoparadoxides nobilis This is quite a spectacular example although missing its pygidium or possibly tucked under? Assuming a sub-adult based on the small size and and possible(?) elongated genal spines that would reduce at maturity of the individual. A new undescribed species does tickle the imagination as well. I have not spent much time on these and continue to call the one in my collection Acadoparadoxides sp. as the prominent features I recall that differentiate the species are the morphology of the genal spines and pygidium. Fast forward 500 My as I am on my way out for a day of collecting Oligocene plants. Later this weekend I will forward this to the specialist who is intimately familiar with this group and perhaps he will be able to sort out the particulars on it. Last I heard this clade continues to be an absolute mess with regard to classification. Hopefully soon we will have conclusive data on Malek's beautiful bug! Thank you guys for offering help . Malek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Wow thats a big bug! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) Hi Malek, Scott has definatly narrowed it down for you... If you need to go with a species, Acadoparadoxides briareus would be my best guess... By the way, beautiful Trilo, Malek!! Edited April 22, 2011 by trilobite guy -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hi Malek: Very nice trilobite... I am very surprised how big the size of the trilobilte... most of the limited numbers of Cambrian trilobite that I have seen are tiny less than an inch.... PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 It is short for "species", used when genus is the all you're sure of. ahh. then i've got a lot of unsure species Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 The specialist of Moroccan paradoxidids has just sent a message about this fascinating trilobite. Based on its large size I could not have imagined this, but in fact, it may be a giant Hamatolenus sp. and NOT a paradoxidid. Coincidentally, the professor is in the process of reworking the trilobites from the Tarhoucht area, from which the specimen obviously originates, and this trilobite could be of scientific interest for this research. Would it be possible to do more detailed photographs with scale from the various parts? Perhaps a few close-ups each for the cephalon, thorax and pygidium will then allow for a precise determination. Thanks for your assistance Malek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Youssef Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 The specialist of Moroccan paradoxidids has just sent a message about this fascinating trilobite. Based on its large size I could not have imagined this, but in fact, it may be a giant Hamatolenus sp. and NOT a paradoxidid. Coincidentally, the professor is in the process of reworking the trilobites from the Tarhoucht area, from which the specimen obviously originates, and this trilobite could be of scientific interest for this research. Would it be possible to do more detailed photographs with scale from the various parts? Perhaps a few close-ups each for the cephalon, thorax and pygidium will then allow for a precise determination. Thanks for your assistance Malek! Hello Scott Thanks for your further assistance and research for identifying this Trilobite , and i m also happy to contribute to the research , unfortunately this Trilobite is no longer availabe , but i have still two photos of it , i hope they can be of help. Malek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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