3" Zlichovaspis Trilobite - Clear Eye Facets

This is a detailed, Zlichovaspis trilobite with nice shell detail including clear eye facets in both eyes. It has an arch to it, but would be around 3" long if outstretched. There are a few patches of missing shell, but the specimen has not been restored.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Zlichovaspis sp.
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
3" long (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#54402
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