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2.3" Detailed Hollardops Trilobite - Multi-Toned Shell
This is a detailed, 2.3" long Hollardops mesocristata trilobite fossil quarried near Ofaten, Morocco. Nice eye facet preservation it both eyes with good preparation. The multi-toned shell coloration is natural and something often seen on trilobite fossils from this location. It's due to part of the trilobite being closer to a fault in the rock. Groundwater or hydrothermal fluids running through this fault leached minerals from the shell changing it's color. There is a little bit of missing shell along repaired cracks.
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
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#126284
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