Bargain, 1.9" Kolihapeltis Trilobite - Long Spines

Bargain, Kolihapeltis Trilobite - Long Spines #72891

Here's a bargain example of the rare, spiny trilobite from Morocco Kolihapeltis chlupaci hollardi. The preparation is a bit rough and there is a already of shell restoration in the center of the thorax and upper tail hence the bargain price. The spines are original.

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

AGE

Lower Devonian (Pragian Stage)

LOCATION

Atchana, Morocco

FORMATION

Lhandar Formation

SIZE

1.9" long

Bargain, 1.9" Kolihapeltis Trilobite - Long Spines

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