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Double Coltraneia Trilobite Fossil - Huge Faceted Eyes
This is a pair of bug-eyed, Coltraneia trilobites with amazing "tower eyes" full of hundreds of eye facets. It was collected from the El Otfal Formation near Ofaten, Morocco and the piece is well prepared. Total restoration is only about 1% along repaired cracks.
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.
$395
SPECIES
Coltraneia oufatenensis
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
Both about 2.2" long, Rock 5.8 x 3.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#320874
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