Name:
Chlupacaris dubia, n. gen., n. sp.
Age: Lower Ordovician
Formation: Basal Upper Fezouata Formation
Location: North of Zagora, SE Morocco
Size: Arthropod is 0.3 inches long
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Here is an extremely rare trilobite-eating organism from the class, Merostomata and order, Aglaspida. This animal, Chlupacaris dubia, n. gen., n. sp., is one of the most unusual organisms to be found in these Ordovician layers. This excellent juvenile specimen has the textbook head and thorax extremely well preserved. The NATURAL red-orange color is quite beautiful and very easily seen. And this is a split pair - both halves of the fossil are included. This is an affordable specimen of this little-known and enigmatic arthropod from the Ordovician.
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