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3.2" Flying Dicranurus Trilobite With Crotalocephalina & Reedops
This is a spectacularly prepared, 3.2" wide example of the spiny Dicranurus monstrosus with its distinctive "rams horns". There is a 3.2" long Crotalocephalina trilobite next to it along with a smaller Reedops and a partial head of a Zlichovaspis. The Reedops and Zlichovaspis head are naturally associated but the Crotalocephalina appears to have been composited onto the piece. Total restoration on the piece is less than 1% and mainly on the axis of the Reedops.
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, Crotalocephalina gibbus & Reedops
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Dicranurus 3.2" wide, Crotalocephalina 3.2" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#251701
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