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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Spiny Phaetonellus
MOROCCO • OTHER SPINY TYPES
Stock Number TTMZZ88
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Name:   Phaetonellus planicauda africanus
Age:  Lower Devonian
Formation:  Hamar Laghdad V Formation
Location:  Erfoud, Morocco
Size:  Trilobite is about 1 inch long
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Here is a rare trilobite from the Devonian of Morocco. It is a complete Phaetonellus planicauda africanus, an unusual Proetid trilobite. This specimen has three pair of pygidial spines, and the pleurons that also extend into sharply-pointed spines. Both free cheeks are intact and tightly attached, with the genal spines intact and long, but not as long as Cornuproetus. And the bug even has a row of very prominent axial spines! This outstretched specimen is outstretched and wonderfully articulated. The black color of the trilobite contrasts wonderfully with the light-colored matrix. The trilo is beautifully showcased on a large, sculpted plate of dense limestone. This is a very collectible example of this extremely unusual trilobite from Morocco.

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