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2" Lower Ordovician Harpides Trilobite - Zagora, Morocco
This is a 2" long example of a fairly scarce Harpides trilobite from the base of the Fezouata Formation near Zagora, Morocco. The red coloration is due to the oxidization of iron pyrite which originally preserved the fossil. There is about 2% restoration in total, a small patch on the lower-left hand edge of its thorax.
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
Harpides cf grimmi
AGE
LOCATION
Zagora, Morocco
FORMATION
Lower Fezouata Formation
SIZE
2" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#233380
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