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1.5" Metacanthina (Asteropyge) Trilobite - Top Quality Example
This is a top quality specimen of Metacanthina issoumourensis often referred to as an "Asteropyge" or “Kayserops”. It's nicely prepared and displays very aesthetically on a sculpted piece of limestone. Great eye facet preservation on this specimen. It's 1.5" long with spectacular shell detail including clear eye facets. Notice how many of the pleural spines have been prepared free of the surrounding limestone. Less than 1% shell restoration, just two small touchups.
About Trilobites
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
SPECIES
Metacanthina issoumourensis
LOCATION
Lghaft, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
1.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#56554
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