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Cluster Of Three Trilobites (Hollardops & Austerops) - Ofaten, Morocco
This is an attractive cluster of three trilobite fossils from Ofaten, Morocco. The piece features a pair of Hollardops trilobites along with an Austerops, all displaying excellent detail, including preserved eye facets.
The surrounding hard limestone has been painstakingly removed to create an impressive natural display. If fully outstretched, each Hollardops would measure approximately 2 1/2" long, while the Austerops measures just over 2".
There is approximately 2% restoration on this specimen.
The surrounding hard limestone has been painstakingly removed to create an impressive natural display. If fully outstretched, each Hollardops would measure approximately 2 1/2" long, while the Austerops measures just over 2".
There is approximately 2% restoration on this specimen.
About Trilobites
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.
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.
$395
SPECIES
Hollardops & Austerops
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
Hollardops 2.3"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#365714
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