3.1" Pedinopariops Trilobite - Great Eye Facet Detail

This is a large, 3.1" long (if outstretched) specimen of Pedinopariops (Hypsipariops) vagabundus from Mrakib, Morocco. It has a naturally multi-toned shell restoration and is well prepared with clear eye facets. There is about 2-3% shell restoration, primarily in one patch on the left cheek below the eye. The specimen looks like it is ready to crawl off of the rock.

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
Pedinopariops vagabundus
LOCATION
Mrakib, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
3.1" long (if outstetched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#66341
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