1.7" Lonchodomas (Ampyx) Trilobite - Morocco

This is a reddish colored, 1.7" long Lonchodomas sp. trilobits from the Lower Ordovician deposits in the Zagora area of Morocco. The natural, orange/red coloration is caused by the oxidization of iron pyrite which originally preserved the trilobites. Lonchodomas, formerly Ampyx has a distinctive, elongated rostrum and sweeping genal spines, which may have both helped to deter predators as well as providing more surface around to keep it on top of the mud.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Lonchodomas (Ampyx) sp.
LOCATION
Ouled Slimane, Zagora area, Morocco
SIZE
1.7" long on 4.9x4.9" matrix
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#45069
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