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1.4" Bubble Nose Actinopeltis Trilobite - Rare Species
This is a rare trilobite from Morocco which is rarely seen for sale. It's an Actinopeltis globosus with its distinctive, very bulbous glabella. The specimen is 1.4" long, laid out prone and nicely inflated. It has about 3-4% shell restoration along the edges of the axis.
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.
$495
SPECIES
Actinopeltis globosus
AGE
LOCATION
Draa Valley, Morocco
SIZE
1.4" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#312794
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