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1.9" Scabriscutellum Trilobite With Axial Spines - Morocco
This is a 1.9" long, Corynexochida (Scabriscutellum aff. furficerum) trilobite from Ofaten, Morocco. Excellent shell detail including thousands of tiny eye facets are present. Only one small spot of shell restoration on the axis. This species has small ocular pines and a row of tiny axial spines. The axial spines have been left partially supported by the rock.
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
Scabriscutellum aff. furficerum
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
1.9" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#226129
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