1.3" Ordivician Trilobite (Declivolithus) Fossil - Morocco

This is a well-preserved specimen of the Trinucleid trilobite, Declivolithus from Morocco. Specimens this nice are rare, as most are more compressed and missing much of the detail. This particular specimen has retained a good amount of detail especially in the cephalic rim.

An acrylic display stand will accompany your purchase.

This trilobite has really dramatic cephalic pits along it's "head shield". It's unknown the exact purpose of these pits, they could have had sensory purposes or aided in filter feeding.

An Upper Ordovician (Katian) Trilobite Fauna From the Lower Ktaoua Formation, Morocco