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2.8" Rare, Spiny Heliopeltis Trilobite - Large Example
This is an incredible, spiny Corynexochid trilobite. It is a 2.8" long Heliopeltis johnsoni from Issoumour, Morocco. This trilobite is literally all spines with a very small thorax and dramatic occipital spines. The right cheek appears to have been reposition during preparation but otherwise it has no restoration.
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.
$2,150
SPECIES
Heliopeltis johnsoni
AGE
LOCATION
Jebel Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
2.8" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#382822
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