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Rare Fallotaspis bondoni mortality slab from the Lower Cambrian Souss Lagerstätte, Morocco – 520–515 million years old, featuring internal and external molds, cephalic spine, and associated brachiopod Brevipelta chouberti. Museum-grade, no restoration.

Specimen ID: #PAIS 9533
Locality: Tazemmourt Section, Upper Amouslek Formation, Souss Lagerstätte, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Collected: April 2025
Geological Period: Lower Cambrian (Series 2), Daguinaspis Zone
Age: ~520–515 million years
Matrix Size: 18.0 × 15.5 cm | Trilobite Size (main specimen): 3.8 × 3.0 cm
Weight (slab with part and counterpart): 850 g

This scientifically significant slab presents a rare assemblage from one of Africa’s first and oldest Cambrian Lagerstätten. 

It features:
An almost complete adult Fallotaspis bondoni (Neltner & Poctey, 1950), preserved as both internal and external molds (pygidium missing due to natural erosion)
* A complete cranidium with visible cephalic spine
* A large incomplete cranidium (width: 3.6 cm)
* An associated specimen of the early brachiopod Brevipelta chouberti (Geyer, 1994)
* All surfaces of the slab are fossiliferous — a hallmark of the exceptionally rich Souss Lagerstätte.

Taxonomy

Species: Fallotaspis bondoni (Neltner & Poctey, 1950)
Family: Fallotaspididae
Order: Redlichiida
Class: Trilobita

Brevipelta chouberti (Geyer, 1994); 
Superfamily OBOLELLACEA Walcott and Schuchert, 1908 [nom. transl.]; 
Family OBOLELLIDAE Walcott and Schuchert, 1908 [in Walcott, 1908]; 
Order OBOLELLIDA Rowell, 1965; 
Class: Articulata; 
Phylum Brachiopoda.

Authenticity & Preparation
100% natural – no painting, no shadowing, no composite additions.
No restoration — the slab is presented exactly as collected, with only natural erosion on exposed surfaces. A minimal preparation was performed to expose the last segments of the internal mold.
All fossils are preserved in situ on original matrix from the Upper Amouslek Formation.

Perfect for serious collectors and museums seeking a scientifically significant, display-ready Cambrian fossil assemblage. This unique plate represents the only know trilobite-bearing Lagerstätten in Africa and deserves a place in any institutional or private collection.

High-resolution pictures available at:
https://www.mediterranic.com/Souss-Lagerst%C3%A4tte-site/Trilobites/Family-Fallotaspididae/Fallotaspis-sp/Fallotaspis-sp-Stock-in-Portugal/9533-Fallotaspis-bondoni-MCP

All our trilobites were repaired after being broken at the settlement (they were glued in the lab). The vast majority don't suffer any reconstruction (=restoration) or composition. That's something we are proud to maintain as a philosophy in our work. If so, we'll tell you for sure right here.

Legally sourced and shipped from Portugal with registered tracking.

Do not hesitate to ask any questions. We will be more than happy to provide any additional details.

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Fallotaspis bondoni Mortality Plate – Part & Counterpart - Fossilised animal - SOUSS-LAGERSTÄTTE - 3,8 cm

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