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3.4" Bizarre Dicranurus Trilobite - Huge Specimen With Reedops
This is bizarre trilobite looks like something you might see in an Aliens movie. It's fittingly named Dicranurus monstrosus. While fakes of this trilobite abound, real examples like this one are fairly rare, and ones of this quality don't come around very often.
This is a huge example of the species at 3.4" wide and 3.1" long. It is laid out nicely and naturally associated with a partially enrolled Reedops. Excellent preparation work and the surrounding limestone has been nicely sculpted to create an aesthetic display. The left cheek on this trilobite is a composite, but otherwise there is no restoration on this piece.
This is a huge example of the species at 3.4" wide and 3.1" long. It is laid out nicely and naturally associated with a partially enrolled Reedops. Excellent preparation work and the surrounding limestone has been nicely sculpted to create an aesthetic display. The left cheek on this trilobite is a composite, but otherwise there is no restoration on this piece.
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 & Reedops
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.4" wide, 3.1" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#208196
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