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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Odontochile spinifera
MOROCCO • ZLICHOVASPIS
Stock Number TTMODX10
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Name:   Odontochile spinifera
Age:  Devonian
Formation:  AM Limestone
Location:  Morocco
Size:  Trilobite is 2.15 inches long
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Here is a rare trilobite. This is a complete Odontochile spinifera from the Devonian of Morocco. This trilobite differs from the more common Zlichovaspis rugosa by having a rounded cephalic brim and distinctly pustulose exoskeleton. This trilobite is wonderfully prone and beautifully articulated . The specimen displays very fine detail - the pustulous nature of the exoskeleton is easily seen. The large compound eyes are well preserved - the individual lenses of the eyes are mostly intact. The long, sweeping genal spines have been prepared free-standing and extend to the pygidium - even the telson (tailspine) is fully free of matrix. The trilobite has unusual, natural brown color and contrasts nicely with the lighter-colored matrix. The trilobite has been meticulously extracted from the surrounding matrix. This is an artistically prepared specimen of this scarce species of Odontochile.

This fossil was collected and obtained legally, and is also being sold legally.

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