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5.7" Acadoparadoxides Trilobite - Tinjdad, Morocco
This is a elegant, orange, 5.7" long Acadoparadoxides trilobite. There are several species of Acadoparadoxides from this formation and I'm not 100% confident on which one of them this is. It has a natural, orange coloration due to the oxidization of iron pyrite. Total restoration on the trilobite is about 3%, primarily a few of the tail spines on the left spide and on the left ganal spine. There is some substantial gap filling in the surrounding matrix.
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.
$395
SPECIES
Acadoparadoxides sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Toughach, Tinjdad, Morocco
FORMATION
Jbel Wawrmast Formation
SIZE
5.7" long on 8.2.4 x 6.3" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#362774
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