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1.35" Prone Red Morocops Trilobite - Hmar Laghdad, Morocco
This is a 1.35" long red Morocops trilobite from Hmar Laghdad, Morocco. The shell preservation is a deep red coloration which is unique to the location. It's preserved alongside the cephalon of an Austerops trilobite. There is about 2-3% restoration along two repaired cracks through the complete trilobite.
The trilobites were hard to find complete at this location and according to my sources, the locality has been collected out recently, so the there probably won't be many more of these red trilobites coming onto the market.
The red coloration is due to high levels of iron in the silicified exoskeleton. A paper on this unique preservation can be found below.
Red Devonian trilobites with green eyes from Morocco and the silicification of the trilobite exoskeleton
The trilobites were hard to find complete at this location and according to my sources, the locality has been collected out recently, so the there probably won't be many more of these red trilobites coming onto the market.
The red coloration is due to high levels of iron in the silicified exoskeleton. A paper on this unique preservation can be found below.
Red Devonian trilobites with green eyes from Morocco and the silicification of the trilobite exoskeleton
About Trilobites
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
SPECIES
Morocops sp.
LOCATION
Hmar Laghdad, Morocco
SIZE
1.35" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#329732
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