TRILOBITE - 450 million years old - Atlas Mountains, Morocco
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450 million years old
Tazoulait, Morocco
Trilobites were marine animals. They flourished in the seas during the Ordovician period, before there was any animal life on land.
This example is from Ordovician rocks in Morocco. The brown colour is caused by the iron mineral, limonite.
Size: 8 x 4.5 x 2.5 centimetres
Weight: 91 grams
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