Metacanthina Trilobite
This specimen clearly shows in detail the cephalon, thorax and pygidium. The stand out features of this Trilobite is its genal spines and pair of compound eyes that once had rigid crystalline lenses.
Dimensions
Length: 110mm (60mm for the Trilobite)
Age: Mid Devonian Epoch (394.3 million and 378.9 million years ago)
This decorative fossil is a Metacanthina sp. trilobite from Morocco that has been carefully prepared and is Ideal for your collection, home or office.
Dating back to the Mid Devonian Epoch between 394.3 million and 378.9 million years ago. The Devonian Period is the fourth of the six periods of the Paleozoic Era preceded by the Silurian Period and succeeded by the Carboniferous Period. The Devonian Period is often referred to as the “Age of Fishes”.
During the Devonian Period the Saharan desert of Morocco was submerged by a prehistoric ocean. During the Mid and Late Devonian tectonic activity created subsidence, uplift and changes in global sea-level changes.
As the seas retreated from the interior of Morocco marine plants and animals including Trilobites were well preserved in the black shales and mudstones with limestone beds.
