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3.1" Multi-Toned Morocconites Trilobite Fossil With Austerops
This is a cool association of two different phacopid trilobites from the Tazoulait Formation near Ofaten, Morocco. There is a Morocconites malladoides that would be 3" long if outstretched which has a natural, multi-toned shell coloration. It's associated with a detailed Austerops. Both trilobites are nicely prepared and the piece has less than 1% shell restoration in total.
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.
$395
SPECIES
Morocconites malladoides & Austerops
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
Morocconites 3" (if outstretched), ,Austerops 2" (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#354448
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