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2.5" Detailed Odontochile Trilobite - Issoumour, Morocco
This is a true Odontochile trilobite from Morocco. Many of the trilobites from Morocco referred to as Odontochile are actually of the genus Zilchovaspis. Odontochile has a much more circular cephalon border, and a shorter or almost non-existant tail spine. This specimen would be 2.5" long if outstretched. It's nicely prepared with detailed eye facets in both eyes. The genal spines have been free-stood. There is less than 1% shell restoration along repaired cracks
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
Odontochile cf. hausmanni
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
Odontochile 2.5" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#180867
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