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4.7" Beautiful Zlichovaspis Trilobite - Top 5% Specimen
This is a superb, 4.7" long Dalmanitid trilobite (Zlichovaspis rugosa) collected near Atchana, Morocco. It is good-sized for the species, has beautiful shell, laid out nearly prone, and the preparation is excellent. Certainly a top 5% specimen of the species. There is less than 1% shell restoration, a small touchup on the left genal spine.
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
Zlichovaspis rugosa
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
4.7" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#222237
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