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2.2" Platyscutellum Trilobite - Tafraoute, Morocco
This is an beautifully prepared, 2.2" long Platyscutellum trilobite quarried near Tafraoute, Morocco. It has a beautiful brown shell coloration which transitions to an orange coloration on the pleural spines. This is a fairly rare species to find at the location.
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
Platyscutellum sp.
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.2" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#170714
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