A Scutellum trilobite preserved on limestone. These are a less common genus for us to obtain, so we are excited to have a small specimen available. This piece contains about 3-5% filler for repair visible under UV light. The fossil shown measures 1.375" from the head to rear of the fossil along the central axis.
Trilobites are one of the earliest fossils of arthropods to exist in the fossil record, existing between the Cambrian Period (521 million years ago) and the Permian-Triassic extinction event (251 million years ago). The Scutellum genus during the Devonian Period around 360-390 million years ago.
Locality: Jebel Issoumour, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Species: Scutellum sp.
