Highly Detailed hot Trilobite (Scutellum) Fossil in Matrix - Devonian Fossil Trilobite from the Atlas Mountain Region, Morocco

Cool trilobite fossil: a highly detailed specimen of hot the trilobite genus 'Scutellum', which dates to the Devonian, found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Because of its limited appearance in geologic time, specific trilobite species are of use to geologists and paleontologists as an index fossil in determining the age of rock strata.

Specimen with matrix measures 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.25 inches. Trilobite measures 1.75 x 1.24 inches.