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Spiny Cyphaspis Trilobite With Morocops - Top Quality Preparation
This is a well prepared association of two different types of trilobites from Ofaten, Morocco. There is a spiny Cyphaspis with a very bumpy glabella, next to a prone Morocops. The Cyphaspis is is about 1.5" long including spines and the Morocops is 2". Excellent eye facet preservation on the Morocops with an exposed glabella on the underside of its head. Total shell restoration is 1-2% along repaired cracks.
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
Cyphaspis & Morocops
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
Morocops 2", Cyphaspis 1.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#299846
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