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3.25" Flying Crotalocephalus Trilobite - Rare Species
This is an impressive, 3.25" long Crotalocephalus trilobite that has been prepared so that it flies above the rock on a pillar of limestone. Not to be confused with the common Crotalocephalina trilobites from Morocco, this species of Crotalocephalus is quite rare, particularly larger examples like this.
The preparation on this example is exceptional and would have taken dozens of hours under high magnification to remove all of the hard limestone surrounding its shell. There is only about 1-2% restoration in total along a repaired crack running through the back of the thorax, and one pleural spine has been restored.
The preparation on this example is exceptional and would have taken dozens of hours under high magnification to remove all of the hard limestone surrounding its shell. There is only about 1-2% restoration in total along a repaired crack running through the back of the thorax, and one pleural spine has been restored.
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
Crotalocephalus aff. africanus
LOCATION
Jorf, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Tchrafine Formation
SIZE
3.25" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#244266
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