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3.2" Colorful Crotalocephalina Trilobite with Cephalopod
Here is a colorful, Crotalocephalina gibbus trilobite fossil quarried near Atchana, Morocco. It is presented on a large section of limestone with a partial cephalopod fossil also present. The trilobite would measure just over 3" long if outstretched with the rock measures 9.5 x 6.2 x 5.9". There is no restoration on this piece.
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.
$245
SPECIES
Crotalocephalina gibbus & Reedops sp.
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Crotalocephalina 3.2", Rock 9.5 x 6.2 x 5.9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#356911
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