3" Bumpy Zlichovaspis Trilobite - Lghaft, Morocco

This is a nicely prepared specimen of Zlichovaspis spinifera quarried near Lghaft, Morocco. The shell of these species is covered in small bumps, hence the species name. It is preserved in a "climbing" position and both of the genal spines have been prepared completely free of the surrounding limestone. Really nice shell preservation and detail including eye facets 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.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Zlichovaspis spinifera
LOCATION
Lghaft, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
3" long (if outstretched)
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#86292
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