Dikelokephalina brenchleyi


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Asaphida
Suborder
Asaphina
Superfamily
Asaphoidea
Family
Dikelokephalinidae
Binomial Name
Dikelokephalina brenchleyi
Formation
Fezouata Shale
Locale
Ouled Slimane, Zagora Area, Morocco
Age
Early Ordovician (Tremadocian Stage)
Notes
This is a large trilobite. The genus is distinguished by its double pointed pygidium. There are patches of missing shell on this specimen, particularly on the head, but overall the preservation is quite respectable for this species. The species is described by Richard Alan Fortey.

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Dikelokephalina brenchleyi


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