2.15" Multi-Toned Coltraneia Trilobite - Big Bug Eyes

This is a 2.15" long Coltraneia trilobite quarried near. It has a natural, multi-toned shell coloration and big, bug eyes. The eye facet preservation is pristine in the left eye, though the right eye is lacking detail.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Coltraneia oufatenensis
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
2.15" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#192720
GUARANTEE
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