Moroccan Trilobite – Drotops megalomanicus

The following trilobite is a Drotops megalomanicus, formerly known as Phacops rana Africanus, from the Anti-atlas mountains of Morocco. D. megalomanicus lacks the many free standing spines that D. armatus has, and both species are large in comparison to other trilobites in the Phacopidae family. This highly 3-dimensional specimen is slightly enrolled and measures almost 6 inches long when prone. It is also highly inflated and extremely detailed compared to most of my other trilobites. The ocelli of both eyes are around 70-80% complete as seen in the pictures below.

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