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2.6" Detailed Crotalocephalina Trilobite - Orange Mineral Striping
This is a beautiful, 2.6" long (if outstretched) trilobite (Crotalocephalina gibbus) quarried from the Lhandar Formation near Atchana, Morocco. It's nicely inflated and has been prepared from the surrounding limestone so that it looks like it's ready to crawl off of the rock.
This specimen has about 1% shell restoration found along a segments and to the right eye. It has a unique, orange striping on the shell which I've never seen before.
This specimen has about 1% shell restoration found along a segments and to the right eye. It has a unique, orange striping on the shell which I've never seen before.
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
Crotalocephalina gibbus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Trilobite: 2.6" long (if outstretched), Rock: 3.9 x 2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#251673
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