PARADOXIDES TRILOBITE - Anti-Atlas Mountain Range, South Morocco

CAMBRIAN PERIOD:  543 - 510 million years ago

A rarity in the marketplace today, this remarkable example of the giant Paradoxides trilobite is of superb preservation.  Large areas of the original carapace are still intact and this wonderful specimen has only approximately 2% restoration, limited to two small areas on the start of the genal spines and minor edges of some of the pleural spines.  This premium grade trilobite specimen is of the finest we currently offer and is highly recommended for its uniqueness and rarity.  The last photograph gives the viewer a fantastic close-up of just how super this fossil is.  The pygidium is completely natural and intact with much of the original carapace still present.  Everything you see in that photo is natural with no restoration.  The majority of the entire limestone slab is also present with only cracks repaired and filled.

The vast majority of Paradoxides specimens on the market are either heavily restored or completely fabricated.  This spectacular specimen is a true rarity and of a type that is never encountered in the public market.

RECOMMENDED!!!

15" long x 14" wide with matrix, creature is 13" long x 11.5" wide

SOLD     TR115    INCLUDES STAND     Actual Item - One Only