4.3" Cambrian Trilobite (Acadoparadoxides) - Tinjdad, Morocco

This is an elegant 4.3" long bright orange Acadoparadoxides trilobite. There are several species of Acadoparadoxides from this formation and we're not 100% confident on which one of them this is. It has a natural orange coloration due to the oxidization of iron pyrite.

Unlike many examples of these trilobites this one has relatively little restoration. Some of the pleural tips have been touched up as well as the left genal spine and edge of head.

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
Acadoparadoxides sp.
LOCATION
Toughach, Tinjdad, Morocco
FORMATION
Jbel Wawrmast Formation
SIZE
4.3" long on 6.7 x 5.3" rock
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#210268
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