Bargain, 1" Mrakibina Trilobite - Mrakib, Morocco

This is a bargain specimen of the uncommon trilobite Mrakibina cattoi quarried near Mrakib, Morocco. It's 1" in length which is about average for the species. The preparation is a bit rough in areas leaving some dings and scratches on the shell, 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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Mrakibina cattoi
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Tabounaklouf Formation
SIZE
1" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#119847
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