10.4" Plate Of Foulonia & Asaphellus Trilobites - Fezouata Formation

Plate Of Foulonia & Asaphellus Trilobites - Fezouata Formation #209726

This is a really impressive plate of Foulonia and Asaphellus trilobites from the Upper Fezouata Formation of Morocco. It contains three Foulonia trilobites and a pair of Asaphellus. All of the trilobites are around 2 1/2" in length and have a rust-red coloration due to the oxidization of iron pyrite which originally preserved the trilobites. The rock around and underneath the trilobites has been removed so they appear to fly above the shale. It is an incredibly time consuming and delicate procedure but the results are phenomenal. The entire piece measures 10.4 x 7.2".

An acrylic and metal display stand will accompany your purchase.

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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