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2.6" Austerops Trilobite With Nice Eyes - Cyber Monday Deal!
This is a detailed, 2.6" Austerops (Phacops) trilobite from the Devonian deposits of Morocco. Excellent preparation, and it displays very aesthetically the limestone that it was found in. Nice eye facet preservation.
This specimen is bargain priced, because many of the pleuaral tips on the right hand side of the trilobite have been restored.
This specimen is bargain priced, because many of the pleuaral tips on the right hand side of the trilobite have been restored.
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
Austerops
AGE
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
2.6" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#56658
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