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2.3" Bug-Eyed Coltraneia Trilobite - Unique Coloration
This is a 2.3" long, bug-eyed, Coltraneia trilobite with amazing "tower eyes" full of hundreds of eye facets. The species has often been referred to as a Treveropyge in the past. The shell coloration on this one is different than most being brown instead of black. I suspect it's not from the typical Ofaten Mountain location, but I'm not sure. Good eye facets in the left eye, though the right eye is a little distorted.
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
Coltraneia oufatenensis
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
2.3" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#69615
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