Bargain Morocconites Malladoides Trilobite

Here is one of the more unusual species of trilobites, a Morocconites malladoides from the Devonian of Morocco. It's a member of the Phacopida trilobites and has a very defining feature, a long pointed rostrum (snout) coming off of it's head. It's unclear what purpose this rostrum would have served, but it could have potentially been used to help it dig through the mud.

The trilobite is about 1.4 inches in length and very 3D. There is about 5% restoration on this specimen, a small piece of shell on the edge of the tail, shell on the last 3 axial rings and some shell on the center of it's head.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Morocconites malladoides
LOCATION
Jebel Oufaten , Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
2.4" long (including snout)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#4101
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