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1.7" Chocolate-Brown Metacanthina Trilobite - Lghaft, Morocco
This is a gorgeous, chocolate-brown, 1.7" long specimen of Metacanthina issoumourensis, a distinctive Lower-Devonian trilobite from the Lhandar Formation near Lghaft, Morocco, this specimen exhibits beautiful preservation, including well-defined eye facets in both eyes. The elongated genal spines have been meticulously prepared free-standing, creating an impressive three-dimensional display that highlights the trilobite's intricate anatomy. It has about 1% restoration in total, on two of the axial rings.
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
Metacanthina issoumourensis
LOCATION
Lghaft, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
1.7" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#381460
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