Gerastos Granulous Trilobite, Devonian, Morocco, c.400 Mya

These smaller sized Trilobites from the proetid genus are a superb and affordable fossil. 

Gerastos lived during the Lower middle Devonian approx 400 million years ago and spanned 21 million years.

Gerastos was a sea dwelling creature known as an Anthropod meaning it had an exoskeleton. They are recognised by Holochroal eyes meaning compound eyes made up of lots of tiny lenses, the eyes were situated to the sides of the cephalon (head) 

These Trilobites are found in North Africa, Morocco, Hamar L'Aghdad Limestones, Eifelian,Taflalt, Djebel Issoumour area, Atlas Mountains.

These little trilobites have great detail and belong in any fossil collection.