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3.4" Flying Crotalocephalina Trilobite - Exposed Hyposteme
This is an outstanding 3.4" specimen of Crotalocephalina gibbus from Atchana, Morocco, expertly prepared to showcase exceptional shell detail and an elegant, lifelike “flying” posture. Nearly all of the surrounding limestone has been removed, leaving the trilobite dramatically poised on a thin natural pedestal as if suspended in motion. This style of preparation requires immense precision and many hours of meticulous work, resulting in a specimen with remarkable presence. The hypostome (mouthplate) is fully exposed beneath the cephalon, and shell restoration is under 1%.
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.
SPECIES
Crotalocephalina (Crotalocephalus) gibbus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.4" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#339440
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