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3.1" Exquisite, Spiny Psychopyge Trilobite - Morocco
This is an exquisite 3.1" long specimen of Psychopyge elegans from Issoumour, Morocco. Exceptionally fine preparation has revealed dozens of delicate, free-standing spines in remarkable three-dimensional detail. This specimen 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.
$1,195
SPECIES
Psychopyge elegans
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
3.1" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#384226
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