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1.95" Spiny Leonaspis Trilobite - Very Large Specimen
This is a well prepared, 1.95" long Leonaspis from Atchana, Morocco. It has excellent, chocolate brown shell preservation and is well prepared. It's extremely large for the species.
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
Leonaspis sp.
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
1.95" long (including spines)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#232773
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