Two Nice Proetid Trilobites (One Ventral) - Jorf, Morocco

This is a pair of nicely prepared proetid trilobites from Jorf, Morocco. One specimen is upside down and has been prepared ventrally. The larger of the two specimens is .7" long which is about average size for this small proetid. A really cool piece.

There are probably dozens of very similar looking proetid trilobites from this area of Morocco. I keep going back and forth on what genus I think this might be, and would probably take an expert on Proetid trilobites to say for sure.

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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.

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