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2.4" Multi-Colored Hollardops Trilobite - Great Eye Facets
This is a detailed, 2.4" long Hollardops mesocristata from Ofaten, Moroccoo. Very nice shell preservation and preparation including clean eye facets. The shell has a natural multi-toned coloration to it which is quite beautiful. There is a small amount of shell restoration on the left hand side of the thorax along the repaired crack.
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
2.4" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#75469
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