22040 - Well Prepared 2.73 Inch Morocconites malladoides Middle Devonian Trilobites Wholesale by orthopyroxenes and highly altered

by orthopyroxenes and highly altered feldspars in a fine-grained matrix

it is a wonderful piece representing this group of trilobites

Total: 100 collections including 117 occurrences

The BSE images show that olivine is the most common phase

Ellipsotaphrus

22040 - Well Prepared 2.73 Inch Morocconites malladoides Middle Devonian Trilobites Wholesale by orthopyroxenes and highly alteredNicely well preserved and prepared specimen. Rare species. It has tiny restorations made on its shell during its meticulous and long preparation. Morocconites sp, Boucot and McClure 1989 (trilobite) Trilobita Phacopida Parent taxon: Phacopida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002 Sister taxa: Acastidae, Bathycheilidae, Bavarillidae, Calmoniidae, Calpmenella, Calymenidae, Calymenina, Cheirurina, Dalmanitidae, Diaphanometopidae, Emsurina, Encrinuridae,