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4.9" Colorful Trilobite (Pedinopariops) - Spectacular Specimen
This is a spectacular specimen of the phacopid trilobite Pedinopariops vagabundus. It comes from the Bou Dib Formation and at 4.9" long it is extremely large for the species. It is laid out almost entirely prone on a good sized chunk of limestone and has a colorful preservation. There is a quartz seam funning through it which only adds to the character of the piece. There is only about 2% shell restoration, primarily on the right hand side of it's head.
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
Pedinopariops vagabundus
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
4.9" long on 9.5 x 6.9" limestone
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#212380
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