This Specimen has been sold.
3.4" Gorgeous Zlichovaspis Trilobite - Top Quality Specimen
This is a beautiful, 3.4" long Zlichovaspis trilobite from Atchana, Morocco. It has chocolate-brown shell preservation and excellent detail including visible eye facets in both eyes. The rock around it has been undercut to bring it out in high relief against the surrounding limestone. Total restoration is about 3%
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
Zlichovaspis rugosa
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.4" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#273885
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our specimens.