TRILOBITE - 380 million years old - Morocco

FOSSIL TRILOBITE

380 million years old (Devonian period)

Jbel Issoumour, near Alnif, Morocco

A well preserved trilobite from Morocco. It has been skilfully repaired (clearly visible on the reverse) but it is still a lovely little specimen.

Trilobites, an extinct class of marine animals, are the oldest of all the familiar fossils. They were remarkably diverse during the Devonian period and the Devonian trilobites from Morocco are some of the best preserved in the world.

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