Trilobite, 500 Million Years Old - Atlas Mountains in North Africa
Species : Diacalymene

Trilobites are hard-shelled, segmented creatures that existed from 250 to 500 million years ago in the Earth's ancient seas. They went extinct before dinosaurs even came into existence. Most were simple, small marine creatures that walked along the seafloor and filtered mud to obtain food. The last of the trilobites disappeared 250 million years ago.

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The red area is the Atlas Mountains, Africa.