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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Free-Standing Fork Trident
MOROCCO • OTHER SPINY TYPES
Stock Number TTMWAX2
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Name:   Walliserops trifurcatus
Age:  Devonian
Formation:  AM Limestone
Location:  Morocco
Size:  Trilobite is about 3.2 inches long
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This is still one of the most unusual species of trilobites we have ever seen. It is an amazing 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). This bug has three rows of free-standing spines, as do these trilobites, but it has something special these bugs don't have - a HUGE Trident-like projection sticking out of the front of the head! This specimen was painstakingly prepared under a microscope in the EXTINCTIONS Prep Lab here in Colorado. The trilobite represents the best features that trilobites have to offer - it has faceted compound eyes, DOZENS of free-standing vertical spines, and a beautifully articulated, free-standing Trident snout! The trilobite is beautifully showcased on the sculpted block of matrix - what more could you ask for in a trilobite? We are happy to offer this expertly prepared specimen as a keystone example of bizarre trilobite morphology.

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