22071 - Top Rare Detailed 2.00 Inch Reedops sp Lower Devonian Trilobite Clypeaster It is the rostral bone
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Description
It is the rostral bone of the giant sawfish Onchopristis numidus
Physical characteristics: Most samples are individual meteorites but some fragments (mostly >1 kg) also occur
55 Type spec location: MNB Main mass: Said Yousfi Comments: Submitted by Ansgar Greshake Institutions
In September 2011
Impressive and unique complete jaw bone
22071 - Top Rare Detailed 2.00 Inch Reedops sp Lower Devonian Trilobite Clypeaster It is the rostral boneExtremely well preserved and prepared specimen. Nice eyes facets. Finest quality. Reedops sp, Richter and Richter 1925 (trilobite) Trilobita Phacopida Phacopidae Parent taxon: Phacopidae according to P. A. Jell and J. M. Adrain 2002 See also Sepkoski 2002 Sister taxa: Acernaspis, Acuticryphops, Adastocephalum, Afrops, Altaesajania, Ananaspis, Babinops, Boeckops, Burtonops, Chotecops, Cordapeltis, Cryphops, Denckmannites, Dianops, Dienstina, Drotops,