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2.8" Detailed Morocops Trilobite - Multi-Colored Shell
This is a 2.8" long Morocops trilobite from Ofaten, Morocco. It's laid out prone with very nice preparation and eye facet preservation. The multi-toned shell coloration is natural and due to part of the trilobite being closer to a fault in the rock allowing hydrothermal fluids to leach minerals from the shell.
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
Morocops (Barrandeops) sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2.8" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#126315
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