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2.1" Beautiful Morocops Trilobite - Exceptional Shell Detail
This is a gorgeous Morocops trilobite from Ofaten, Morocco. It is curled over but would be about 2.1" long if outstretched. Amazing shell detail on this specimen with no restoration.
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.
SPECIES
Morocops
AGE
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
SIZE
2.1" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#225381
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