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DROTOPS
MEGALOMANICUS TRILOBITE LAB
PREPPED - Atlas
Mountains, Morocco
DEVONIAN
PERIOD: 395 - 345 million years ago
Genuine
specimens of the spectacular Drotops megalomanicus are becoming harder
and harder to come by. We were quite pleased to be able to find
such a beautiful and rare example and have lab prepped it to bring out
all its wonderful detail. This investment grade, lab-prepped
example IS truly a
WHOPPER! The matrix is all original with the only two fractures
repaired sustained in the technique of how these are found.
Breaking the trilobite-bearing rock is the only way trilobites in this type of
formation can be located.
Other than two small regions of the body that have been repaired and
restored along the cracks, there is NO RESTORATION to the rest of
the specimen. Detail throughout is fantastic and eye detail is
original and in superb shape. Right eye (shown) is immaculate and
left eye has a small area missing but the majority of the lenses
of that eye are also intact and highly detailed. Because
these are such desirable specimens for their sheer size and effect of
display, it is quite common to assemble a resin cast of one onto a
genuine rock base that came from the region. This is also becoming
more common to find good fakes due in part to their increasing
rarity. This specimen is genuine and the matrix it is on is its
original rock as found This can be proudly displayed with the
finest of specimens for the connoisseur. The entire specimen has
been meticulously cleaned and prepped here in our facility in the
U.S. A black protective coating has been applied to bring out the
detail of the creature. VERY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND INVESTMENT GRADE
7.25"
long and 5.5" wide with original matrix, trilobite is 5.5"
in length and 3" in width.
SOLD
TR1002
INCLUDES STAND Actual
Item - One Only |