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Bargain, 2.25" Austerops Trilobite - Morocco
This is a bargain, 2.25" Austerops (Phacops) trilobite from the Middle Devonian deposits of Morocco. The limestone has been expertly removed from on top of it so that it displays aesthetically with good shell detail. The preparation is a bit rough in areas and there is small amount of shell restoration, hence the bargain price.
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
Austerops (Phacops)
AGE
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
2.25" long (if oustretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#68604
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