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Two Large Crotalocephalina With Excellent Preparation
This is a beautiful piece, with two large Crotalocephalina gibbus trilobites in close association. They were quarried from the Lhandar Formation near Atchana, Morocco and have been beautifully prepared. The limestone surrounding them was painstakingly remove using airscribes and air abrasives leaving them in a very aesthetic display. The larger specimen is prone and quite large for the species at 3.65" long. The small species is partially enrolled but would have been close to the same size.
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
Crotalocephalina (Crotalocephalus) gibbus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Prone one 3.65" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#77631
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