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FOSSIL - BEAUTIFUL FLYING ASTEROPYGE TRILOBITE a.imagelink {color:#ffffff;} a:hover.imagelink {color:#ffffff;} a:visited.imagelink {color:#5a5a59;} a.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #ffffff; } a:visited.imagelink img.auctionimage { border: 2px solid #5a5a59; } FOSSIL – BEAUTIFUL FLYING ASTEROPYGE TRILOBITE Age: Devonian Period 395 – 345 million years ago Location: Jbel Issoumour, Alnif, Atlas Mountains Matrix Size: approx 2.4"x1.7†This trilobite species has been known as Asteropyge and Kayserops, It’s a member of the Order Phacopida, Subfamily Asteropyginae. This is a very nice Large Natural example with excellent preservation. Tri-lob-ite means three-part-body in Latin. Trilobite bodies can be divided into three axial (long direction) lobes. Trilobites were among the first of the arthropods, a phylum of hard-shelled creatures with multiple body segments and jointed legs (although the legs, antennae and other finer structures of trilobites only rarely are preserved). They constitute an extinct class of arthropods, the Trilobite, made up of nine orders, over 150 families, about 5000 genera, and over 15,000 described species. New species of trilobites are unearthed and described every year. This makes trilobites the single most diverse group of extinct organisms, and within the generalized body plan of trilobites there was a great deal of diversity of size and form. The smallest known trilobite species is just under a millimeter long, while the largest include species from 30 to 70 cm in length (roughly a foot to two feet long!). With such a diversity of species and sizes, speculations on the ecological role of trilobites includes planktonic, swimming, and crawling forms, and we can presume they filled a varied set of trophic (feeding) niches, although perhaps mostly as detritivores, predators, or scavengers We accept PayPal only Please don't bid or buy if you have less than 10 positive feedbacks, your bid will be cancelled and you will be blocked -Item will be shipped as soon as we receive your payment. -Save money on shipping by purchasing more items, we will be very happy to combine shipping and to save you money. If insurance is not purchased, we will not be responsible for lost or damaged shipments If insurance is purchased, buyer will need to go through the USPS to make a claim for the product. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have before bidding. We will be very happy to answer all your questions . If you don't receive a reply from us, check your spam filters
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