Cute, Detailed, 1.2" Reedops Trilobite - Foum Zguid, Morocco

This is a cute little Reedops trilobite that is slightly curled but would be 1.2" long if outstretched. Excellent preparation and shell detail including tiny eye facets in each eye.

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
Reedops sp.
LOCATION
Foum Zguid, Morocco
SIZE
1.2" long (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#84527
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