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Morocops granulops (CHATTERTON et al., 2006)
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| This is a very detailed Phacopid Trilobite of the species Morocops granulops from the Devonian of Zquilma, Morocco. Compleatle strait would this trilobite be about 74 mm long. The species Morocops granulops was established as Phacops granulops in the Zquilma paper Chatterton et al. In the the 2009 Phacopid work, the species is assigned to the new genus Barrandeops granulops. However, the genus Barrandeops is to be regarded as a synonym of Morocops, Basse, 2006. This fact was presented by Viersen et al, 2017 *. The publication is freely accessible here: van Viersen A.P., Holland D., Koppka J, 2017 - The phacopine trilobite genera Morocops Basse, 2006 and Adrisiops gen. nov. from the Devonian of Morocco | |||
Location: | Jebel Gara el Zquilma, Foum Zquid Reg. , Marokko | ||
| Size Trilobite: | about 28 mm wide | ||
| Age: | Lower Devon, upper Emsian, Timrhanrhart Fm. | ||
Product no.: 10705