TRILOBITE PRESERVED IN A NODULE - 450 million years old - Atlas Mountains, Morocco

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FOSSIL TRILOBITE

450 million years old
(Ordovician period)

Tazoulait, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

A good example of a fossil trilobite preserved within a nodule. It is unusual to see trilobite fossils from Morocco preserved in this way. They are usually available only as individual specimens.

The two halves can be refitted together precisely.

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Size: 6 x 5 x 3 centimetres
(whole nodule when reassembled)
Weight: 103 grams