Bargain, 1.2" Enrolled Cornuproetus Trilobite

Bargain, Enrolled Cornuproetus Trilobite #68761

This is a bargain Cornuproetus cornutus trilobite from Morocco. It's partially enrolled but would be about 1.2" long. It displays nicely on the sculpted piece of limestone. There is a lot of detail including microscopic eye facets in both eyes. The preparation is a bit rough in the edge of the head and tail leaving some scratches, hence the bargain price.

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.

More About Trilobites

SPECIES

Cornuproetus cornutus

AGE

Middle Devonian

LOCATION

Morocco

SIZE

1.2" long (if outstretched)

Bargain, 1.2" Enrolled Cornuproetus Trilobite

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