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2.5" Flying Metacanthina Trilobite - Large, Exceptional Specimen
This is a stunning, 2.5" long specimen of the trilobite, Metacanthina issoumourensis often referred to as an "Asteropyge" or “Kayserops”. It was quarried from the Lower Devonian deposits near Lghaft, Morocco. Nearly all of the limestone has been meticulously removed from around it using airscribes and air abrasives under microscope leaving it flying above the rock on a pedestal of limestone. This impressive preparation would have required dozens of hours of work by a very skilled prepper.
At 2.5" long this specimen is huge for the species and it's laid out almost perfectly prone with exquisite shell detail including tiny eye facets. One of the finest, if not the finest example of this species that I've seen.
At 2.5" long this specimen is huge for the species and it's laid out almost perfectly prone with exquisite shell detail including tiny eye facets. One of the finest, if not the finest example of this species that I've seen.
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
LOCATION
Lghaft, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#86853
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