30553 - Well Preserved 0.93 Inch Modocia typicalis Middle Cambrian Trilobite - Utah USA Osteolepis This trilobite has been prepared

This trilobite has been prepared carefully

Eoisotelus

-The bottom of the digit claw is flat

This is a extreme rarity coming from the Paleocene phosphate quarries of the sedimentarian basin of Ouled Abdoun (Morocco)

The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of "mummification" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage

30553 - Well Preserved 0.93 Inch Modocia typicalis Middle Cambrian Trilobite - Utah USA Osteolepis This trilobite has been preparedModocia sp, Walcott 1924 (trilobite) Trilobita Marjumiidae PaleoDB taxon number: 20728 Parent taxon: Marjumiidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002 See also Resser 1936 and Sepkoski 2002 Sister taxa: Armonia, Coosellidae, Holmdalia, Ithyektyphus, Marjumia, Nasocephalus, Nericella, Nericia, Pearylandia, Shickshockia, Syspacheilus Subtaxa: Modocia integella, Modocia obscura, Modocia oweni, Modocia penfieldi View classification Type: