Pair of Pedinopariops Trilobites - Mrakib, Morocco

This is a beautifully presented pair of Pedinopariops vagabundus trilobites quarried near Mrakib, Morocco. There are two of these large phacopids in natural association. They would both be about 2.5" if outstretched. One is mostly prone while the other is enrolled.

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
Pedinopariops vagabundus
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
Both about 2.4" long, Rock 5x3.9"
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#125294
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