11.2" Ordovician Trilobite (Dikelokephalina) - Excellent Preservation

This is a large, 11.2" long, Lower Ordovician trilobite (Dikelokephalina brenchleyi) from Ouled Slimane, Morocco. The preservation on this example is very nice, and the orange shell contrasts well with the light colored shale. Only some minimal restoration along repaired cracks through the left hand side of the tail and thorax. I've rarely seen examples of this trilobite this nice.

A description of this trilobite can be found at the link below:

Trilobites of the genus Dikelokephalina from Ordovician Gondwana and Avalonia

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
Dikelokephalina brenchleyi (Fortey 2010)
LOCATION
Ouled Slimane, Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Shale
SIZE
11.2" long on 17 x 14.5" shale
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#222355
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