Trilobite Phacops rana africana Replica

Description

Trilobite Phacops rana africana replica measures 3.8 x 3.0 x 1.0 inches. The trilobite is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Distinctive three-lobed, three-segmented forms easily identify members of this extinct group of fossil arthropods. Trilobites, exclusively marine animals, first appeared at the beginning of the Cambrian Period, about 542 million years ago, when they dominated the seas.

Trilobites are very well-known, and possibly the second-most famous fossil group after the dinosaurs with some 15,000 known species.

Paleontologists catalog over 15,000 unique species within this massive prehistoric group. Their durable calcite shells easily left crisp impressions in the ancient seafloor mud.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Clade: Deuteropda
• Class: †Trilobita
• Order: †Phacopida
• Genus: † Phacops
• Species: †P. rana
• Binomial name:†Phacops rana
• Conservation status: Extinct

Rana, the trilobite Phacops rana africana replica, celebrates a new restaurant named Twiggy’s Fish and Chips in Spokane. He is going there with his friends for lunch today.

Mercy, the trilobite Metacanthina barrandei replica, is trying to decide if he wants the fish and chips or the fish sandwich and chips. He knows for certain he wants a beer with his meal.

Roller, the Phacops rana milleri replica, ordered the fish and chips with malt vinegar and their tartar sauce.

Bromo, the Homotelus bromidensis trilobite replica, knows Twig the owner and gets his meal for free.