Megistaspis & Asaphellus Trilobites With Pos/Neg - Fezouata Formation

This is a pair of Ordovician trilobites Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) and Asaphellus from the Fezouata Formation of Morocco. One is 1.6" long and there is a second 2" long specimen lying underneath it. This specimen comes with both the positive and negative impressions.

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
Megistaspis hammondi? & Asaphellus sp.
LOCATION
Zagora Area, Morocco
FORMATION
Fezouata Formation
SIZE
2" & 1.6" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#141892
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