Ceratochephala sp.


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Trilobita
Order
Ondontopleurida
Suborder
Odontopleurina
Superfamily
Odontopleuroidea
Family
Odontopleuridae
Binomial Name
Ceratochephala sp.
Locale
Near Hamar Laghdad, Morocco
Age
Early Devonian (Pragian stage)
Notes

This is an undescribed Odontopleurid. It is likely to be placed in the Ceratocephala genus.

The preparation is excellent. Very rare for an Odontopleurid, the optical surfaces of the small holochroal eyes are preserved and the lenses are visible. The eyeball is only about 1.3 mm across.


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Ceratochephala sp.


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Ceratochephala sp. right side


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Ceratochephala sp. front


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Ceratochephala sp. right eye


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