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Bargain, 2" Trilobite (Pseudosaukianda) - Issafen, Morocco
This is a bargain example of the Lower Cambrian trilobite Pseudosaukianda lata from the Issafen Formation of Morocco. It is 2" long including the extended spine. Its tail is curled under which is the case with most of these trilobites.
It is bargain priced because the edges of the trilobite and in particular the spines have been colored so that they stand out from the rock.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It is bargain priced because the edges of the trilobite and in particular the spines have been colored so that they stand out from the rock.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Issafen Trilobites
In the past few years, deposits near Issafen, Morocco have begun yielding a new assemblage of Early Cambrian trilobites. This fauna is very diverse and consists mainly of ellipsocephalids, chengkouiids, gigantopygids, holmiids, neltneriids, saukiandids, and the latest fallotaspids. The shale is a greenish to slightly yellow color when freshly split, but weathers to a light grey.
In the past few years, deposits near Issafen, Morocco have begun yielding a new assemblage of Early Cambrian trilobites. This fauna is very diverse and consists mainly of ellipsocephalids, chengkouiids, gigantopygids, holmiids, neltneriids, saukiandids, and the latest fallotaspids. The shale is a greenish to slightly yellow color when freshly split, but weathers to a light grey.
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
Pseudosaukianda lata
LOCATION
Issafen, Morocco
FORMATION
Issafen Formation
SIZE
2" long on 4 x 3.5" shale
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#233334
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