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5" Spiny Psychopyge Trilobite - Issoumour, Morocco
This is a large, 5" long, spiny Psychopyge elegans trilobite from the Tazoulait Formation at Issoumour, Morocco. Both the preservation and preparation on this specimen is excellent. All the spines have been prepared free-standing including the long genal spines and there is nice eye facet preservation in both eyes. One of the better examples of the species that we have had to offer.
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
Psychopyge elegans
AGE
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
5" long on 7x5" limestone
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#179876
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