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2.3" Thysanopeltis Trilobite - Healed Injury, Bite?
This is a 2.3" long example of the Middle Devonian trilobite Thysanopeltis speciosa from Mount Issoumour, Morocco. What is so distinctive about this trilobite is the fringe of pygidial (tail) spines.
There appears to be a healed injury, potentially a bit mark on the left hand side of the tail and thorax.
There appears to be a healed injury, potentially a bit mark on the left hand side of the tail and thorax.
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
Thysanopeltis speciosa
AGE
LOCATION
Mount Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
2.3" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#146610
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