{"product_id":"triple-trilobite-cluster-hollardops-and-austerops-morocco-1","title":"Triple Trilobite Cluster | Hollardops and Austerops | Morocco","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHollardops sp. and Austerops sp.\u003cbr\u003eMiddle Devonian\u003cbr\u003eOfaten, Morocco\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollardops Trilobite approx. size: 2\" x 1.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpper Austerops Trilobite approx. size: 1.25\" x 1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLower Austerops Trilobite approx. size: 1\" x 0.75\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatrix approx. size: 5.5\" x 5\" x 2.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Note: This trilobite cluster is forward heavy and can tip easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollardops lived during the Middle Devonian period (~390 million years ago) in the warm, shallow seas that once covered what is now the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco. They lived on the seafloor in shallow tropical seas, scavenging and feeding on organic material within the sediment. Their well-developed eyes gave them excellent vision for detecting predators and navigating complex reef environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost specimens of Hollardops range in size from 3 to 9 cm long. Their thorax usually consisted of 10 articulated segments, allowing for flexibility and enrollment (the ability to roll into a defensive ball). They possess a small to medium, triangular pygidium (tail) that has 5 pairs of pleural spines projecting from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike other Phacopids, Hollardops is known for its schizochroal eyes that contained hundreds of individual lenses, giving the trilobite nearly panoramic vision. The well-developed eyes and elongated genal spines (spikes projecting from the head) make this species instantly recognizable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAusterops was a small marine trilobite that lived during the Middle Devonian period (~390 million years ago). It had a hard, segmented exoskeleton divided into a head (cephalon), body, and tail (pygidium).\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eOne of its most noticeable features was its large eyes, made up of many individual lenses. Its body was generally rounded, with a relatively smooth surface and small bumps or ridges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAusterops lived on the seafloor, where it likely crawled across the sediment looking for food. Like other trilobites, it could shed its exoskeleton as it grew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIn simple terms: Austerops was a Devonian sea-floor trilobite with a rounded body, large compound eyes, and a hard, segmented shell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"In Stone Fossils","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49092811292894,"sku":"3TRBTS1","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5117\/9163\/files\/1000034060.jpg?v=1794421147","url":"https:\/\/instonefossils.com\/products\/triple-trilobite-cluster-hollardops-and-austerops-morocco-1","provider":"In Stone Fossils ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}