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Name:
Ceratarges sp. (Type B)
Age: Devonian
Formation: AM Limestone
Location: Morocco
Size: Trilobite is about 2.0" long.
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Here is a very appealing, spiny trilobite from Morocco. This is Ceratarges sp. (Type B) from the Devonian. This trilobite was prefessionally prepared in the EXTINCTIONS prep lab in Walsenburg, Colorado. This 3-dimensionally preserved trilobite has many beautiful spines. It has extremely long, sweeping genal spines and two pair of broad spines emanating from the pygidium. A pair of thin, curving, occipital spines (which have been prepared in a free-standing manner) are also present. In addition to these large spines, each pleuron tip extends into a spine. There are also many short spines, between the larger spines, on the pygidium. The eyes are borne on stalks which have also been prepared totally free of matrix. The bug has thick, dark brownish-black exoskeleton that contrasts extremely well with the light-colored matrix. The fossil arthropod is beautifully positioned on the large, somewhat rounded block of limestone. This is a breathtaking example of a spiny Ceratarges from Morocco.
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