Trilobites
Order Phacopida, Suborder Phacopina, Superfamily Acastoidea, Family
Acastidae
Geologic Age: Middle Devonian
Trilobite
is 54 mm long
Oufaten, Morocco
This
trilobite is often called by the trade name Treveropyge. Note how high
and how far around the schizochroal
eyes extend, ostensibly enabling panorama
to keep lookout for pretty scary jawed fishes that thrived in Devonian
seas.
Also see:
Moroccan Trilobites |