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5.5" Enrolled Spiny Drotops Armatus Trilobite - Multi-Toned Shell
This is a super-spiny, enrolled Drotops armatus trilobite which would be about 5.5" long if outstretched. It comes from the Bou Dib Formation near Mrakib, Morocco. It has been exportly prepared to remove the hard, surrounding limestone and leave it perched on a pedestal of rock. It has a beautiful, natural, multi-toned shell coloration and excellent eye facets. Nearly all of the spines appear to be reattached during preparation with some restored.
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 armatus
AGE
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
2.8" wide, about 5.5" long if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#241161
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