Bargain, 1.85" Harpides Trilobite - Zagora, Morocco

This is a bargain example of a fairly scarce Harpides trilobite from the base of the Fezouata Formation near Zagora, Morocco. The red coloration is due to the oxidization of iron pyrite which originally preserved the fossil. It has about 5% restoration along repaired cracks and on the right edge of its 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
Harpides cf grimmi
LOCATION
Zagora, Morocco
FORMATION
Lower Fezouata Formation
SIZE
1.85" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#233378
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