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Bumpy Enrolled Morocops (Phacops) Trilobite
This is a very bumpy example of a Morocops (Barrandeops) trilobite from Morocco. It has been cleaned with air abrasives and is completely free of the surrounding matrix. There is some weathering to the shell, but it still shows a lot of surface detail including many of the eye facets.
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
Morocops (Barrandeops)
LOCATION
Foum Zeguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Timrhanrhart Formation
SIZE
1.18" wide, about 2.2" long around curve
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#86420
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