2" Trilobite (Metacanthina maderensis) - Issoumour, Morocco

This is a usual, type of Metacanthina trilobite from Issoumour, Morocco. It is found in a layer below the common Metacanthina issoumourensis and appears very similar to Metacanthina maderensis.

The specimen would be about 2" long if outstretched and is very nicely prepared. There is about 2-3% shell restoration along repaired cracks and on top of the axis.

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
Metacanthina aff. maderensis
LOCATION
Tamllalte Site, Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
2" long (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#209814
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