Walliserops trifurcatus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Phacopida
Suborder
Phacopina
Superfamily
Acastoidea
Family
Acastidae
Subfamily
Asteropyginae
Binomial Name
Walliserops trifurcatus
Formation
Timrhanrhart Formation
Locale
Foum Ziguid, Morocco
Age
Middle Devonian
Notes
This is one of the most famous Moroccan trilobites. A New York Times reporter described it as looking like "a dinner fork designed by Salvador Dali".

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Walliserops trifurcatus


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