New Species Kayserops Trilobite - Issoumour

This is a new species of Kayserops from a newly collected trilobite layer at Jebel Issoumour, Morocco. This layer lies between the Psychopyge and Metacanthina layers that have been collected for years. It is different than the common Metacanthina which has often been referred to as a Kayserops or Asteropyge. From what I have heard this new layer was quickly collected out.

The trilobite itself is displayed in a "climbing position" a common position of preservation for many types of trilobites and is about 2 inches long. It has beautiful eye detail, the shell is covered in many tiny bumps and the genal spines have been prepared free of the rock. The shell has a nice natural coloration changing from a dark black on the head to a yellowish-brown near the tail.

There has been no restoration on this specimen.