Trilobites
Order Phacopida, Suborder Cheirurina, Superfamily Cheiruroidea,
Family Cheiruridae
Geologic Age: Lower Ordovician
Trilobite is 52 mm long
El Kaid Errami, Morocco
Remarks: A beautiful trilobite and brittle star fossil association. The
Actinopeltis trilobite is nicknamed bubble nose, a moniker in reference
to its bulbous glabella that trilobite workers conjecture may have been
a brood pouch.
Also see: Moroccan Trilobites
