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3.4" Morocconites Trilobite Fossil - Ofaten, Morocco
Here is a 3.15" long (3.4" long if oustretched), phacopid trilobite (Morocconites malladoides) quarried from the deposits near Ofaten, Morocco. This member of the Phacopida trilobites has a very defining feature, a long pointed rostrum (snout) coming off of its head. It's unclear what purpose this rostrum would have served, but it could have potentially been used to help it dig through the mud.
This is a high quality specimen with excellent preparation and less than 2% restoration.
This is a high quality specimen with excellent preparation and less than 2% 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.
SPECIES
Morocconites malladoides
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
3.15" long", 3.4" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#291837
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