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Rare, 1.6" Apatokephalus Trilobite With Cephalopod & Brachiopods
This is a rare, 1.6" long Apatokephalus trilobite from the upper Fezouata Formation of Morocco. This rare remopleurid trilobite has a long spine coming off the axial ring on one of its last segments. The red/rust coloration is natural and due to the oxidization of iron pyrite. There is a small cephalopod fossil and several brachiopod fossils associated with it.
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
Apatokephalus cf. incisus
LOCATION
Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Formation
SIZE
Apatokephalus 1.6" long on 5.1 x 3.8" shale
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#209661
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