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Bargain, 1.9" Spiny Kolihapeltis Trilobite - Rare Species
This is a bargain, 2" long example of a rare, spiny trilobite from Morocco, Kolihapeltis chlupaci hollardi. It's nicely outstretched unlike most specimens which are arched but the preparation is rough in areas leaving scratches on the shell, hence the bargain price. The right spine might be a composite.
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
Kolihapeltis chlupaci hollardi
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
1.9" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#102878
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