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.
FOR SALE
$995
DETAILS
SPECIES
Psychopyge elegans
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
4.2" long (if outstretched
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#300592
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