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2.75" Flying Crotalocephalina Trilobite - Lghaft, Morocco
This is a beautiful, 2.75" long, specimen of Crotalocephalina gibbus from Lghaft, Morocco. Nice preparation and shell detail. It has been prepared in a "flying" pose by removing nearly all of the surrounding limestone. This leaves it floating above the rock on a pedestal. The preparation takes lot of time but the results are quite spectacular.
This one is from Lghaft unlike the vast majority of Crotalocephalina which are quarried near Aatchana. They are pretty scarce at this locality and the preservation is slightly different. There is about 3-4% shell restoration on the left side of its head as well as a couple plueral tips.
This one is from Lghaft unlike the vast majority of Crotalocephalina which are quarried near Aatchana. They are pretty scarce at this locality and the preservation is slightly different. There is about 3-4% shell restoration on the left side of its head as well as a couple plueral tips.
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 (Crotalocephalus) gibbus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.75" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#191819
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