Bargain, 3.1" Zlichovaspis Trilobite - Atchana, Morocco

This is a bargain example of the trilobite Zlichovaspis quarried near Atchana, Morocco. It's 3" long and the genal spines have been prepared free of the surrounding rock. About 2-3% restoration, mainly on the left genal spine. There is some weathering to the shell and the preparation was a bit rough in areas 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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Zlichovaspis rugosa
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.1" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#68669
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