Proetid Trilobites from the Lower Devonian (Pragian) Ihandar Formation, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

• Published in: Journal of paleontology Vol. 86; no. 6; pp. 1032 - 1050
• Main Authors: Johnson, Robert G, Fortey, Richard A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA The Paleontological Society 01-11-2012; Cambridge University Press; Paleontological Society
• Subjects: Africa; Anti-Atlas; Arthropoda; Atlas Mountains; Collections; Dalejeproetus; Devonian; Earthing up; Exoskeletons; Eyes; faunal studies; Fezzou Morocco; Geology; Holotypes; Ihandar Formation; Invertebrata; invertebrate; Lepidoproetus; lithostratigraphy; Lower Devonian; Marine; Moroccan Atlas Mountains; Morocco; morphology; Museums; New species; new taxa; North Africa; Paleontology; Paleozoic; Paratypes; Pleurae; Podoliproetus; Pragian; Pragian age; Proetidae; Ptychopariida; Stratigraphy; taxonomy; Thorax; Trilobita; Trilobitomorpha; Morocco; Czech Rep
• ISSN: 0022-3360; 1937-2337
• DOI: 10.1666/12-021R.1

Proetid trilobites of Lower Devonian (Pragian) age are known principally from fragmentary material from the type area in the Czech Republic and Morocco. We describe well-preserved, articulated specimens from the Ihandar Formation of the Anti-Atlas, Morocco, which include species of previously little known genera, and help to clarify their morphology. Eight new species are described: Dalejeproetus sagaouii, D. owensi, Lepidoproetus maharchianus, L. lahceni, L. splendens, Podoliproetus mirdani, P. sinespina, and Proetina ihamadii.