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2.4" Detailed Morocops Trilobite - Top Quality Specimen
This is a superb, 2.4" long Morocops (Barrandeops) trilobite from the Ofaten, Morocco. Top quality preparation on this specimen. The shell on the left hand side of the head and upper thorax is naturally a cream color, likely due to that area of the trilobite being close to a crack or surface causing minerals to leach from the shell. Excellent eye facet detail and less than 1% restoration.
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
Morocops (Barrandeops)
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2.4" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#88870
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