Two Nice Morocops Trilobites - Ofaten, Morocco

This is an associated pair of well preserved Morocops trilobites quarried near Ofaten, Morocco. The outstretched example is 2.25" long and the partially enrolled specimen would be about 1.8" long if outstretched. Both specimens have excellent shell preservation and preparation including clean eye facets.


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
Morocops sp.
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2.25" & 1.8" (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#189760
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