Walliserops
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Asymmetry
- Trident function
- References
- External links
alt=A finely prepared Walliserops trifurcatus trilobite fossil|thumb|Walliserops trifurcatus
Walliserops (named after Prof. O. Walliser of the University of Göttingen) is a genus of spinose phacopid trilobite, of the family Acastidae, found in Lower to Middle Devonian age rocks from the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco. All species of Walliserops possess a three-pronged "trident" that protrudes from the glabella. Walliserops is most closely related to the genus Comura.
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