Bargain, 2.6" Morocconites Trilobite Fossil - Morocco

This is a 2.6" specimen of Morocconites malladoides. The genus has a distinctive pointed rostrum coming off the front of it's head. The small rostrum has been prepared free standing and there is nice eye facet preservation in both eyes. About 3-4% shell restoration, along the repaired crack running lengthwise through the body. There are two patches on the tail and one of the head.

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
Morocconites malladoides
LOCATION
Morocco
FORMATION
Tazoulait Formation
SIZE
2.6" long , Rock 4.2x3.2"
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#100370
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