1.7" Bumpy Cyphaspis Trilobite - Top Quality Specimen

This is a 1.7" long, spiny Cyphaspis trilobite from Ofaten, Morocco. Its head is covered in small bumps and it has excellent preparation. It's quite large for the species the preparation is top notch. The spines have mostly been free stood with small pillars left to help support them. This specimen has no restoration

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Cyphaspis sp.
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
1.7" long (including spines)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#267334
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