3.1" Hamatolenus vincenti Trilobite - Tinjdad, Morocco

This is a very large 3.1" long specimen of the Middle Cambrian trilobite Hamatolenus vincenti. The bright orange coloration is natural and due to the oxidization of iron pyrite.

An acrylic display stand will accompany your purchase.

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
Hamatolenus vincenti
LOCATION
Tinjdad, Morocco
FORMATION
Jbel Wawrmast Formation
SIZE
3.1" long (including spines) on 5.3 x 4" rock
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#139770
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