Dicranurus monstrosus, Trilobite (Replica) Dimetrodon good serrations on both edges

good serrations on both edges

a thorax of up to 30 segments

Imagine the bone crushing force of its bite

are found under each of the cone scales

Dicranurus monstrosus, Trilobite (Replica) Dimetrodon good serrations on both edgesHere is one of the more sought after trilobites of the Order Lichida, Family Odontopleuridae known as Dicranurus monstrosus. This specimen was found in the Devonian Megrane Formation near Oulmes, Morocco. Among its impressive features are the dramatically retorted occipital spines, looking like ram's horns. To what purpose could this spiny exoskeleton have been evolved? The answer is simple DEFENSE!! Fish had recently evolved jaws, and in the never