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9.9" Large Asaphid (Platypeltoides) Trilobite - Fezouata Formation
This is a large, 9.9" long Platypeltoides magrebiensis trilobite fossil from the Fezouata Formation of Morocco. The preservation and preparation is quite nice with no restoration. While these large asaphids used to be seen on the market in large numbers (but poorly prepared) a couple of decades ago the sites were collected to the point they are now extremely tough to find.
Comes with a display stand.
Comes with a display stand.
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
Platypeltoides magrebiensis (Rábano, 1990)
LOCATION
Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Formation
SIZE
9.9" long on 12.5 x 12" shale
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#232706
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