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.6" Enrolled Phacopid (Acastoides) Trilobite - Foum Zguid, Morocco
This is an enrolled, .6" wide example of the small phacopid trilobite Acastoides zguilmensis from the Timrhanrhart Formation south of Foum Zguid, Morocco.
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
Acastoides zguilmensis
LOCATION
Foum Zguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Timrhanrhart Formation
SIZE
.6" wide, about .9" long if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#296575
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