1.6" Kettneraspis Trilobite - Lghaft, Morocco

This is a nicely prepared, 1.6" long, Kettneraspis? prescheri trilobite quarried at Lghaft, Morocco. It has a large, and very distinctive occipital spine. These trilobites have typically been labeled as Leonaspis but based on more recent papers it appears to be Kettneraspis? prescheri. There shell on the front of the head has been partially restored

A recent description of this trilobite can be found at:

Description of Kettneraspis? prescheri sp. nov. (Trilobita, Odontopleuridae) from the “couche rouge” (Pragian, Lower Devonian) in Morocco