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2.3" Detailed Hollardops Trilobite - Cobra Pose
This is a 2.3" long Hollardops mesocristata trilobite fossil from Ofaten, Morocco. Very nice shell preservation and eye detail. It is preserved in a "cobra pose" with it's head raised up. The limestone has been fully removed from around both genal spines.
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
Hollardops mesocristata
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2.3" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#125225
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