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4.4" Partially Enrolled Drotops Trilobite With Exposed Hypostome
This is a partially enrolled specimen of the giant phacopid trilobite Drotops megalomanicus. It has excellent, dark black shell which is covered in tiny bumps. Perfect eye facet preservation and as a bonus the hypostome (mouthplate) has been exposed on the underside of it's head.
About 3% shell restoration on the right hand side of its thorax.
About 3% shell restoration on the right hand side of its thorax.
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
Drotops megalomanicus
AGE
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
About 4.4" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#222349
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