Drotops megalomanicus megalomanicus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Phacopida
Suborder
Phacopina
Superfamily
Phacopoidea
Family
Phacopidae
Binomial Name
Drotops megalomanicus megalomanicus
Formation
Bou Dib Formation
Locale
Mrakib, Morocco
Age
Middle Devonian
Notes
This is a fairly typical member of the Phacopidae, far more buttoned down than its punk rock cousin, Drotops armatus. It's main claim to fame is that it's big. At 15 cm long this specimen is good size for the species but certainly not the biggest one ever found.

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