07537 - Top Quality 1.72 Inch Platyscutellum sp Lower Devonian Trilobite Dyrosaurus phosphaticus The enormous neural spines of

The enormous neural spines of his vertebrae in this sector indicate the enormous and robust back he had

They have been cleaned and prepared to match it from its natural carbonaceous matrix

Next you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: Ouled Abdoun Basin

in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds)

07537 - Top Quality 1.72 Inch Platyscutellum sp Lower Devonian Trilobite Dyrosaurus phosphaticus The enormous neural spines ofNice specimen of this lower Devonian trilobite species. The matrix has some fractures that have been glued together. It has been carefully prepared during a long laboratory process. Platyscutellum, Snajdr 1958 (trilobite) Trilobita Corynexochida Styginidae Parent taxon: Styginidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002 See also Sepkoski 2002 Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore Environments: marine, carbonate, open shallow subtidal, reef, buildup or