Bargain, 2.4" Hollardops Trilobite Fossil - Ofaten, Morocco

Bargain, Hollardops Trilobite Fossil - Ofaten, Morocco #272463

This is a 2.4" long Hollardops mesocristata trilobite fossil quarried near Ofaten, Morocco. It has visibile eye facet preservation in both eyes. Both of the genal spines are broken off and missing, hence the bargain price. There is about 2% shell restoration on its head.

Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.

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