Zlichovaspis, Crotalocephalina & Reedops Trilobite Cluster

This is a really cool, natural association of three different species of trilobites collected near Atchana, Morocco. There is a 3.4" long Crotalocephalina, a 3" Zlichovaspis and curled, 2.8" Reedops. They all have wonderful preservation including dark, brown/black shell and the piece is well prepared. There is <1% restoration in total on this fantastic piece.

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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