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3.4" Multi-Toned Odontochile Trilobite - Morocco
This is a 3.4" Odontochile trilobite from Morocco. It has a natural multi-toned shell coloration which is quite beautiful. This appears to be a true Odontochile rather than the more common but very similar looking genus Zlichovaspis. Both genal spines have been prepared free of the surrounding limestone. It has about 3% shell restoration along repaired cracks.
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
Odontochile sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.4" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#267340
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