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3.5" Alien-Looking Quadrops Trilobite - Top Quality Specimen
This is a spectacular specimen of one of my favorite species of trilobites, the very alien looking Quadrops flexuosa. This bizarre trilobite has a distinctive four-forked protrusion coming off of the front of it's head which is where the genus gets it's name. It is not only a rare trilobite but extremely hard and time consuming to prepare owing to the hardness of the rock and the its many free standing spines.
This particular specimen had been in my personal collection for the past couple of years. It measures 3.5" long and has a natural, multi-toned shell coloration. The only restoration is the tips of three small spines, A true top quality example of this fascinating trilobite species.
This particular specimen had been in my personal collection for the past couple of years. It measures 3.5" long and has a natural, multi-toned shell coloration. The only restoration is the tips of three small spines, A true top quality example of this fascinating trilobite species.
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
Quadrops flexuosa
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
3.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#356938
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