Mined from: El Otfal Formation, Boudib, Morocco

Age: Middle Devonian
Geological Age: 420mya
Species: Harpes (Scotoharpes) 

Description: This is a Harpes trilobite. It has a dramatic "head shield" and is thought to have helped the trilobite stay on top of the soft ocean floor. The "head shield" was covered in sensory pits which may have had hairlike features. Trilobites were similar to little beetles that scurried along the ocean floor. Trilobites ate anything smaller than themselves and were diverse because some were scavengers, others predators, and also filter feeders.

Size of 1 piece: 3cm x 9cm x 6cm
Weight of 1 piece: 195g

Quantity: 1pc

We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.