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4.2" Spiny Psychopyge Trilobite - Issoumour, Morocco
This is a 4.2" long, spiny Psychopyge elegans trilobite from Issoumour, Morocco. It has dozens of tiny, free-standing spines and a distinctive, long rostrum. Excellent preparation and eye facet preservation with dozens of small, free-standing spines. There is about 2% shell restoration primarily on repaired cracks through its tail. Both of the genal spines have been prepared free-standing.
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
Psychopyge elegans
AGE
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
4.2" long (if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#300592
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