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2.65" Spiny Dicranurus Trilobite With Cephalopod Fossils
This is a very bizarre, spiny Dicranurus monstrosus trilobite with its distinctive "rams horns". It is about average size for the species is 2.65" wide and 2.5" long. It is located on a large piece of limestone associated with a couple of cephalopod fossils. It comes from the Lhandar Formation and was quarried near Atchana, Morocco.
While there is some disarticulation in the body of the trilobite the preparation is quite good. There is only about 2% shell restoration in total.
While there is some disarticulation in the body of the trilobite the preparation is quite good. There is only about 2% shell restoration in total.
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
Dicranurus monstrosus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.65" wide, 2.5" long, rock 7.3 x 6.1"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#232767
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