Barrandeops (Phacops) Trilobite on rock

MCN-TRI-883095

Devonian, 380 million years old
Jebel Issoumour, Morocco

The trilobites are remarkable, hard-shelled, segmented creatures that were among the most successful of all early animals, roaming the ancient oceans for over 270 million years startomg 520 million years ago. They went extinct before dinosaurs even came into existence!

2.5 x 2.5 cm (5 x 4 cm block) – 70 g