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2.4" Flying Ceratonurus Trilobite - Top Quality Prep
This is an incredible example of a rare, spiny Ceratonurus trilobite from the Lower Devonian of Morocco. This example has excellent shell quality, and all the long spines have been prepared free-standing. Both the head and the tail were slightly disarticulated and were moved back into position during preparation, but otherwise there is no 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
Ceratonurus
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.4" long (including spines)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#213171
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