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1.75" Detailed Metacanthina Trilobite - Nice Looking Specimen
This is a 1.75" long specimen of Metacanthina issoumourensis from Issoumour, Morocco. A very nice looking example which is laid out mostly prone with free-standing genal spines. Nice preparation. Shell restoration is about 3%, mainly some patches of shell on it's head.
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
Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
1.75" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#209652
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