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3.6" Red Crotalocephalina Trilobite - Flying Preparation
This an unusual, red colored Crotalocephalina trilobite collected near Foum Zguid, Morocco. I don't think I've ever had another Crotalocephalina with this shell coloration before. Nearly all of the limestone was removed from around it during preparation, leaving it "flying" on a pedistal of stone. Restoration is about 1-2% in total along repaired cracks. Really an exceptional specimen.
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) sp.
LOCATION
Ma’der el Kebir, Foum Zguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Assa Formation
SIZE
3.6" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#191694
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