05318 - Top Rare 2.22 Inch Fossilized Silicified Pine Cone EQUICALASTROBUS Eocene Sahara Desert Fish Scales iguidensis

iguidensis

but the rich soft-bodied Fezouata biota paints a different evolutionary picture

It is a magnificent example of this rare Moroccan trilobite of the family Cheiruridae

This partial jaw was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication

Subtaxa: Acanthopyge (Acanthopyge)

05318 - Top Rare 2.22 Inch Fossilized Silicified Pine Cone EQUICALASTROBUS Eocene Sahara Desert Fish Scales iguidensisStrangely weird specimen. It is a kind of Pine Cone that was not known until very recently. They are found fossilized in silica (silicified). They preserve the structures with amazing detail. Very rare species.