Here is a detailed specimen of a Eldonia berberi from the ordovician of Marocco. The softbody fossils from this locality are mentioned by Van Roy in 2011 as Tafilalt Biota. This conservation resting-place must be considered as a important locality of palaeontology. It does show that some Burgess Shale like faunal elements also are occur long after middle cambrian period. | |||
Location: | Kaid Rmi, Marocco | ||
Size Eldonia: | about 121 mm | ||
Age: | Upper Ordovician, Caradoc (Sandbian), Ktaoua Fm (about 470 Ma) |