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3.6" Detailed Crotalocephalina Trilobite - Atchana, Morocco
This is a large, 3.6" long, trilobite (Crotalocephalina gibbus) quarried from the Lhandar Formation near Atchana, Morocco. It is very inflated and has been carefully extracted from the surrounding limestone so that it looks like it is ready to crawl off of the rock. The hypostome or mouth plate has been exposed on the underside of its head.
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
Crotalocephalina (Crotalocephalus) gibbus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.6" long (if oustretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#189693
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