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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Spiny Trident Trilobite
MOROCCO • OTHER SPINY TYPES
Stock Number TTMXZ05
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Name:   Walliserops trifurcatus
Age:  Devonian
Formation:  Hkushek Formation
Location:  Morocco
Size:  Trilobite is 3 inches long
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This is still one of the most unusual species of trilobites we have ever seen. It is a distinct Walliserops trifurcatus (Trident) trilobite from Morocco. It is sort of a cross between a Comura (for the overall shape), Quadrops (for the prongs off the head), and a Psychopyge (for the long snout). It has three rows of free-standing spines like these trilobites, but it has something special these bugs don't have - a HUGE Trident-like projection emanating from the front of the head. This specimen was painstakingly prepared under a microscope in the US at the EXTINCTIONS Preparation Lab here in Colorado. It represents the best features that trilobites have to offer. It has faceted compound eyes and a beautifully articulated Trident snout. And it has MANY free-standing vertical spines, unlike many of the Moroccan-prepared examples you may have seen floating around. The bug is also nicely centered on a large, sculpted block of natural matrix - what more could you ask for in a trilobite? We are happy to showcase this specimen as a keystone example of bizarre trilobite morphology.

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