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Large, 3.35" Hollardops Trilobite - Visible Eye Facets
This is a large, 3.35" long Hollardops mesocristata trilobite quarried near Issoumour, Morocco. It's nicely outstretched and looks like there is a bite mark out of the right hand side of the thorax. There is some shell weathering some some minor touchups to hide some scratches on the shell from preparation. Good eye facets in both eyes.
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
Hollardops mesocristata
AGE
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
3.35" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#84805
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