Hollardops merocristatus


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Phacopida
Suborder
Phacopina
Superfamily
Acastoidea
Family
Acastidae
Subfamily
Asteropyginae
Binomial Name
Hollardops merocristatus
Formation
El Oftal Formation
Locale
Oufaten, Morocco
Age
Middle Devonian
Notes
This is a common Moroccan Acastid, similar to but larger than the American Greenops. I'm not sure what bit of chemistry causes the eye lenses to look orange but it certainly makes the eyes stand out nicely.

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Hollordops merocristatus dorsal view


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Hollardops merocristatus dorsolateral view


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Hollardops merocristatus back view


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Hollardops merocristatus front view


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