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Huge, 3.75" Platyscutellum Massai With Crotalocephalina - Morocco
This is a HUGE example of a rare, scutellid (Platyscutellum massai) trilobite from Aatchana, Morocco. It measures 3.75" in length. It is 3.75" long and it appears part of the tail was crushed prior to fossilization. There is a 2.8" Crotalocephalina gibbus present on the other side of the stone. The base of the rock has been cut flat, so that it displays nicely without a stand. There is <1% restoration on both trilobites.
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
Platyscutellum massai (Alberti, 1981) & Crotalocephalina gibbus
LOCATION
Dicranurus Couche, Aatchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Platyscutellum 3.75" long, Crotalocephalina 2.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#191782
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