Trilobite (morocco) Odontochile rugosa c400my, Devonian, lower , North Africa

This is a superbly detailed Odontochile Rugosa trilobite also known as Zlichovaspis. These trilobites date back to the lower Devonian between 419.2-393.3 million years ago. Trilobites were a sea dwelling creature that inhabited a vast majority of the planets oceans. The eye detail of this specimen has incredible detail and the body has taken on a gold pyrite tinge which makes this fossil look beautiful. Top quality trilobite with only 2% restoration to the original matrix.

Name meaning- 3 lobed

Group- Anthropod

Class- Trilobita

Habitat- Trilobites inhabited all depths of the sea depending on species.

Period- Spanning the Cambrian to the Permian. (521-252 million years ago)

Length- ranges between 1mm to 72cm

Predators- Large invertebrates such as Nautiloids, Predatory worms, sea scorpions and Crusraeceans.

Food- aquatic worms, plankton and possibly algae.