Hollardops merocristata (specimen 09)

Specimen Name: Hollardops merocristata
Specimen Code: 28TRILO00009
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Issoumour, Morocco
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Middle Devonian Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Arthropoda – Trilobitomorpha – Trilobita – Phacopida – Phacopina – Acastoidea – Acastidae – Asteropyginae – Hollardops – Merocristata

Description of Specimen:
A black trilobite with well-preserved eyes and eye ridges, and a horseshoe crab-esque cephalon – it has been carefully prepared in a semi-flying preparation

Measurements of Specimen:

  • Specimen 09: 60mm x 40mm x 11mm
  • Matrix: 74mm x 34mm x 35mm

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