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1.5" Diademaproetus Trilobite - Multi-Colored Shell
This is a beautifully preserved and prepared, 1.5" long specimen of Diademaproetus antatlasius from Ofaten, Morocco. This elengant species features long swept back genal spines and a distinctive rostrum. The trilobite has a naturally, multi-colored shell which sometimes is seen on trilobites from this location. Both of the genal spines have been prepared free-standing.
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
Diademaproetus antatlasius
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
1.5" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#92923
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