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4.5" Enrolled Spiny Drotops Armatus Trilobite - Morocco
This is a super-spiny enrolled Drotops armatus trilobite which would be about 4.5" long if outstretched. It comes from the Bou Dib Formation near Issoumour, Morocco. It has been expertly prepared to remove the hard surrounding limestone and leave it perched on a pedestal of rock. Unlike most D. armatus on the market all of the spines are original and it only has one small spot of restoration, less than 1%
It comes with a removable, wooden display base.
It comes with a removable, wooden display base.
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
Drotops armatus
AGE
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
2.6" wide, about 4.5" long if outstretched
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#355818
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