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Giant, 5" Enrolled, Pedinopariops Trilobite - Mrakib, Morocco
This is a giant, enrolled Pedinopariops (Hypsipariops) vagabundus trilobite from Mrakib, Morocco. It is 2.9" wide and would be around 5" long if outstretched, which is huge for the species. There are two quartz seams running through the right hand side of the trilobite. Excellent eye facet preservation and only 1-2% shell restoration 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.
SPECIES
Pedinopariops vagabundus
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
2.9" wide, about 5" around curve
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#146605
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