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Bargain, 3.5" Dicranurus Trilobite - Atchana, Morocco
This is bizarre trilobite looks like something you might see in an Alien's movie. It's fittingly name Dicranurus monstrosus. While fakes of this trilobite abound, real examples like this one are fairly rare.
This one is real and measures 3.5" wide, spine tip to spine tip. There is some disarticulation between the segments on the trilobite, hence the bargain price. There are a number of areas of gap filling in the surrounding rock, but restoration on the trilobite itself appears to be about 5%. There is some along the crack running through to upper right hand side of the thorax and on the long tail spines.
This one is real and measures 3.5" wide, spine tip to spine tip. There is some disarticulation between the segments on the trilobite, hence the bargain price. There are a number of areas of gap filling in the surrounding rock, but restoration on the trilobite itself appears to be about 5%. There is some along the crack running through to upper right hand side of the thorax and on the long tail spines.
About Trilobites
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
SPECIES
Dicranurus monstrosus
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3.5" wide, 2.9" long including spines
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#124887
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