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Perfectly Enrolled Morocops (Phacops) Trilobite
This is a 1.2" wide, perfectly enrolled Morocops (Barrandeops) trilobite from Morocco. It has been cleaned with air abrasives and is completely free of the surrounding matrix. Excellent preservation with clear eye facets. There is some weathering on it's head and a few axial rings leading to the discoloration of the shell, but overall it's very nice specimen.
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About Trilobites
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
SPECIES
Morocops (Barrandeops)
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
1.2" wide, about 2.2" long if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#71678
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