Lot 124
Large Ordovician Trilobite (Burmeisterella), Morocco
Large Ordovician Trilobite (Burmeisterella), Morocco
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Morocco. Paleozoic Era, Ordovician Period, ca. 485–444 million years old. A well-preserved fossil trilobite identified as Burmeisterella, presented in strong relief with prominent cephalon, segmented thorax, and tapered pygidium. The specimen displays attractive natural coloration and fine ribbed detail across the exoskeleton, mounted on a stone base for display. A classic and highly collectible Moroccan trilobite from the Ordovician seas. Size: 6.125" L x 3.75" W x 3.5" H (15.6 cm x 9.5 cm x 8.9 cm)
The Ordovician Period was a boom time for marine life—one of the greatest evolutionary expansions in Earth’s history. The shallow seafloor inhabited by Burmeisterella would have been rich with diverse invertebrates, including brachiopods (lamp shells), crinoids (sea lilies), bryozoans (moss animals), sponges, early corals, and a wide variety of other trilobites, along with gastropods and early mollusks.
Above these ancient sea beds, the dominant predators were straight-shelled nautiloid cephalopods (orthocones), powerful hunters that patrolled the water column much like sharks in later eras.
Provenance: private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection
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Item #
200194
- Condition: Wonderful specimen mostly complete with a few minor areas of fill mostly affecting the front cephalic shield.
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