Pair of Orange Bathycheilus Trilobites - Zagora, Morocco

Here is a pair of orange, Bathycheilus trilobites from the Lower Ordovician deposits near Zagora, Morocco. The orange and red coloration is natural and due to the oxidization of iron pyrite. The larger specimen is .9" long and they are both centered on a nice, rectangularly cut piece of shale.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Bathycheilus sp.
LOCATION
Ouled Slimane, Zagora area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Shale
SIZE
.9 & .8" long on 4.1x4" matrix
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#45093
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