Leonaspis & Dalejeproetus Trilobite Association - Morocco

This is an association of two different types of trilobites (Leonaspis sp & Dalejeproetus sagaouii) from the Lower Devonian Lhandar Formation of Morocco. The Dalejeproetus are both about 1.2" long. The Dalejeproetus is missing it's left cheek.

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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SPECIES
Leonaspis sp & Dalejeproetus sagaouii
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Both about 1.2" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#138106
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