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Adrisiops, Austerops & Hollardops Trilobite Association
This is a fascinating, natural association of three different trilobite species. From left to right in the main photo there is a partially enrolled Adrisiops weugi, a Hollardops and a brown-shelled Austerops.
None of these trilobites have been composited onto the piece. Seeing different colored trilobites in close association or even to have a single trilobite have different shell colors is pretty common from many locations in Morocco. This is due to one trilobite or part of a trilobite being closer to either the surface of the rock or a seam allowing minerals to be leached from the shell, changing it's color.
Nice detail including eye facet preservation on all of the specimens. There is some shell weathering, particularly on the Adrisiops but no restoration.
None of these trilobites have been composited onto the piece. Seeing different colored trilobites in close association or even to have a single trilobite have different shell colors is pretty common from many locations in Morocco. This is due to one trilobite or part of a trilobite being closer to either the surface of the rock or a seam allowing minerals to be leached from the shell, changing it's color.
Nice detail including eye facet preservation on all of the specimens. There is some shell weathering, particularly on the Adrisiops but no restoration.
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
Adrisiops weugi, Hollardops & Austerops
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
Largest Trilobite 1.3", Rock 5.3x4.2.7"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#186746
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