HUGE NATURAL GREEN & GOLD CROTALOCEPHALUS TRILOBITE

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FOSSIL - HUGE NATURAL GREEN AND GOLD CROTALOCEPHALUS TRILOBITE FROM DEVONIAN Age: Devonian Period, 395 – 345 million years ago Location: Alnif, south Morocco Matrix size: approx 4" x 2,5" Trilobite size: approx 3.5" This real and rare trilobite is a breath-taking Crotalocephalus gibbus, its a pure gem of a fossil trilobite., this would be a hard specimen to beat. This example represents a unique occurrence in the formation of the limestone fossil w the head of this trilobite has been preserved in a bright yellow gold hue then softly transitioning to olive as you move back toward the posterior of the creature. Similar to all trilobites found in the world, the only way these are located is to break the trilobite-bearing rock tfore, repair and some restoration to the break is unavoidable. The word trilobite comes from the Greek word treislobos, meaning three lobed one. The three lobes run parallel to the axis of the trilobite, or length of the body. Some trilobites were burrowing trilobites, while others could swim and crawl. All are considered scavengers who ate mud, seaweed, and algae for food. All trilobites molted or shed their shells as they grew. T were thousands of different species and these animals were the first ones on Earth to have highly developed vision, as evident from the compound eyes that are amazingly preserved in read more

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