What is A Trilobite Set # 1(2015)

The ultimate reference / study set, compiled by ourselves and suitable for teachers, children, school use and collectors. This 8 piece collection includes a life size model of a Trilobite 3€³ long with display stand, and 5 real fossil trilobites. one in a display box as you can see, one imbedded in the rock and the others loose and ready for handling. We also include documentation offering a brief but complete history of trilobites. All trilobite specimens are accompanied with identification including location and age and a geologic time table. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Summary of Contents... 1 x Trilobite model with stand 1 x Genuine Calymene trilobite, Avg.Size 1.5€³ 1 x Genuine Perinopsis trilobite. Size 1/4€³ 1 x Genuine Elrathia trilobite. Size 1€³ 1 x Genuine Huntonia partial trilobite . Size 1€³ 1 x Genuine Proetus trilobite. Size 1€³ 1 x Booklet "What Is A Trilobite". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Special Note: All trilobites became extinct at the end of the Permian Age just before the Dinosaurs appeared. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The term Trilobite refers to an extinct class of arthropods. These animals first appeared at the beginning of the Cambrian Period around 570 million years ago. They flourished throughout the early Paleozoic Era and then decreased in diversity until their extinction in the late Permian Period around 240 million years ago. These marine invertebrates were primarily bottom dwellers. Fossilized remains of trilobites have been found on every continent and admired by humankind, In the town of Dudley, England, the "Dudley Locust", an Ordovician trilobite Calymene, has been collected and sold in shops since the 17th century. The true value of trilobites, however, lies in the fascinating story which these fossils tell about the history of ancient life on Earth. TRILOBITES ARE THE ANCESTORS OF THE MODERN DAY LOBSTER, HORSE SHOE CRABS, ALL OTHER CRABS AND SHRIMPS.