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1.7" Spiny Leonaspis Trilobite - Amazing Flying Preparation
This is a spectacularly prepared, 1.7" long Leonaspis trilobite collected from the Lhandar Formation near Atchana, Morocco. All of the limestone has been painstakingly removed from around the trilobite leaving it flying on a pedestal of rock. This would have taken dozens of hours of work under high magnification by a very skilled preparitor to accomplish. Total restoration is about 3-4%, mostly being on the left cheek.
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
Leonaspis sp.
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
1.7" long (including spines)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#241435
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