Huge, 2" Cyphaspis Trilobite - Ofaten, Morocco

This is a huge, 2" long (including spine) Cyphaspis trilobite from Morocco. This might be the largest example of this species that I have seen.

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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SPECIES
Cyphaspis sp.
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2" including spine
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#154292
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