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Two Crotalocephalina Trilobites - Atchana, Morocco
This is a cool specimen from the Lhandar Formation near Atchana, Morocco. It has two Crotalocephalina gibbus trilobites in close association along with parts of a few other trilobites exposed. The trilobites are quite colorful, well prepared and the surrounding limestone has been nicely sculpted to present these fossils well. There is no restoration on this piece.
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
Crotalocephalina gibbus & Reedops sp.
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Longest trilobite 3.5" (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#352682
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