Excellent, 3" Morocconites Trilobite - Ofaten, Morocco

Here is an nicely prepared specimen of one of the more unusual species of trilobites. It is Morocconites malladoides quarried from the deposits near Ofaten, Morocco. This 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 specimen is nice and prone, 3" long, has good eye facet preservation and excellent shell. You can see the cross-section of another trilobite on the side of the rock. No restoration.