MOROPUS Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Can someone help me with this trilo? It`s from the Toledo region,central Spain (Middle Ordovicic).I`ve got a clue, but i`m not sure; could it be an Ectillaenus Giganteus?or another Illaenidae member? Have you got any clue,trilospain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I think it's Ectillaenus giganteus. I have just posted in "Spanish fossils" album (Gallery) images of Ectillaenus giganteus and Illaenus hispanicus, so you can see they look like difference but Rábano, Isabel; Gutiérrez-Marco, Junan C. in their paper: Revisión del género Ectillaenus SALTER, 1867 (Trilobita, Illaenia) en el Ordovício de la Península Ibérica said that E. Giganteus (BURMEISTER, 1843). "Illaenus" desmaresti BRONGNIART (sensu Rouault), "I". Lusitanicus SHARPE e "I". Hispanicus VERNEUIL & BARRANDE are the same. The correct name will be Ectillaenus giganteus. Both trilobites are from Ciudad Real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 I think it's Ectillaenus giganteus.I have just posted in "Spanish fossils" album (Gallery) images of Ectillaenus giganteus and Illaenus hispanicus, so you can see they look like difference but Rábano, Isabel; Gutiérrez-Marco, Junan C. in their paper: Revisión del género Ectillaenus SALTER, 1867 (Trilobita, Illaenia) en el Ordovício de la Península Ibérica said that E. Giganteus (BURMEISTER, 1843). "Illaenus" desmaresti BRONGNIART (sensu Rouault), "I". Lusitanicus SHARPE e "I". Hispanicus VERNEUIL & BARRANDE are the same. The correct name will be Ectillaenus giganteus. Both trilobites are from Ciudad Real. Thanks! Is that place near Almagro? I`m going to Andalucia, and I will stay a day there.By the way, near were i live there are a lot of Cretaceous echinoids, specially Micraster, Toxaster and some Cidaris members.I will post some pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 [ I would like to see your cidaris members. Of course you know that generous "cidaris" is used only in recient echinoids not in fossils urchins. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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