35" Plate Of Giant Asaphid (Platypeltoides) Trilobites - Morocco

This is a very impressive, 35" wide plate containing three giant Platypeltoides trilobites. It comes from the Fezouata Formation near Zagora, Morocco. The largest of the three Platypeltoides measures 10" long and there are also a couple of smaller Asaphid trilobites present on the plate. the preparation is nice, and only the center trilobite has some minimal restoration (3-4%).

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.
FOR SALE
$3,750
DETAILS
SPECIES
Platypeltoides magrebiensis (Rábano, 1990)
LOCATION
Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Formation
SIZE
Rock 35 x 14.5", Largest trilobite 10"
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#240211
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