Lot: Gerastos Trilobite Fossils - 30 Pieces

This is a wholesale flat of 30 Gerastos trilobites. These trilobites are Devonian in age and were collected in Morocco. Most are laying prone while others are enrolled. You will receive the exact flat of material pictured. The preparation is a bit rough, hence the bargain price on these. Some have areas of shell restoration, but the majority are free of 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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SPECIES
Gerastos
LOCATION
Morocco
SIZE
Range in size from .8" long to 1.3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#69141
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