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5.75" Ordovician Trilobite (Megistaspis) - Fezouata Formation
This is a nice, 5.75" long Megistaspis hammondi trilobite from Fezouata Formation of Morocco. This asaphid trilobite could reach enormous sizes, but most examples you see out of Morocco are heavily restored or entirely fake. This one is much better preserved than most specimens. There is only about 2-3% shell restoration along repaired cracks.
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
Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) hammondi
LOCATION
Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Formation
SIZE
5.75" long on 7,5x7" shale
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#174859
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