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Line of Ten Trilobites (Lonchodomas) Trilobites - Morocco
This is a really cool fossil. It is a line of ten Lonchodomas trilobites nose to tail that are believed to be caught during a migration. A paper was published last year, describing similar fossils from this same locality.
480-million-year-old trilobite ‘traffic jams’ may reveal ancient migratory behavior
The trilobites measure about 1.5" long (including spines).
Lonchodomas, formerly Ampyx, has a distinctive, elongated rostrum and sweeping genal spines, which may have both helped to deter predators as well as providing more surface area to keep it on top of the mud.
480-million-year-old trilobite ‘traffic jams’ may reveal ancient migratory behavior
The trilobites measure about 1.5" long (including spines).
Lonchodomas, formerly Ampyx, has a distinctive, elongated rostrum and sweeping genal spines, which may have both helped to deter predators as well as providing more surface area to keep it on top of the mud.
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
Lonchodomas (Ampyx) sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Ouled Slimane, Zagora area, Morocco
SIZE
3" longest trilobite, 14 x 5.2" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#255434
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