Bumpy, 2.2" Morocops Trilobite - Foum Zguid, Morocco

This is a bumpy, 2.2" long (if outstretched) Morocops (Barrandeops) from the Timrhanrhart Formation near Foum Zguid, Morocco. The hard limestone around it has been removed and sculpted, leaving it on a free-standing pedastal. Visible eye facets in both eyes and no restoration, though there is some weather to the shell in areas.

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
Morocops (Barrandeops)
LOCATION
Foum Zguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Timrhanrhart Formation
SIZE
2.2" long (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#68666
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