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2.4" Metacanthina Trilobite With Enrolled Reedops - Lghaft, Morocco
This is a large, 2.4" long specimen of Metacanthina issoumourensis. It was quarried near Lghaft, Morocco, and has nice eye facet preservation in both eyes. There is a small, enrolled Reedops underneath the left hand side of its head. Total restoration is about 5% of this specimen, primarily in the front half of its head.
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
Metacanthina issoumourensis & Reedops
LOCATION
Lghaft, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.4" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#273879
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