5.25" Spiny Selenopeltis Trilobite - Erfoud, Morocco
This is a large, 5.25" long (including spines), spiny odontopleurid trilobite (Selenopeltis buchi). These trilobites are quarried east of Erfoud, Morocco from the Upper Tiouririne Formation. A few spots of restoration can be found across the segments and spines, with the majority of restoration along the right genal spine.
Comes with a display stand.
Comes with a display stand.
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
Selenopeltis buchi (Barrande 1846)
LOCATION
East Of Erfoud, Morocco
FORMATION
Tiouririne Formation
SIZE
5.25" long (including spines), Rock: 6.4 x 5.55"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#300369
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