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PARADOXIDES NATURAL DOUBLE TRILOBITE BED
Anti-Atlas Region, Morocco
CAMBRIAN
PERIOD: 543 - 510 million years ago
At the
northern fringe of the Sahara Desert there are Cambrian deposits that
produce the largest type of trilobite called the Paradoxides sp.
Because of its impressive size and appearance, it is very common with
collectors but the great majority of examples are either faked or
heavily restored such that there is less than 20% of the real creature
present. This specimen is a true rarity as one of our miners
discovered a rare seam of superbly preserved specimens a few years ago
and realizing the importance of the find, we acquired nearly all that
were uncovered. Of 104 specimens, only 6 were found where multiple
creatures were associated in a displayable manner such as this
spectacular example. The Paradoxides that we retrieved from this
pocket were the finest specimens found in the last many years and
extremely rare. Even more rare were the multiples. This incredible NATURAL DOUBLE of Paradoxides displays
two side by side creatures partially overlapping and at different
layers. The larger specimen below is with
100%
GENUINE and rivals
the finest type in any museum or private collection. The smaller
one is above this larger trilobite and rock has been removed to show
both and a portion left to show the divide at different levels in the
slab. There is some restoration to the cephalon and middle of the
genal spine of the smaller creature but the tip of the genal spine is
completely authentic and this restoration does not detract it as
considerable evidence in the rock is present to provide proof of the
genuineness of the animal.
THIS
SPECIMEN IS MUCH BETTER THAN APPEARS IN THE PHOTOS! This
is the only side by side double we collected from the find and is not
only a fantastic and very large display fossil but is very educational
and of the highest grade with much of the limestone around the animals
unchiseled and left to show VERY RARE NATURAL IMPRESSIONS of the
pygidium and pleural spines even down to their most extreme tips.
All this is visible in the rock and shown in the last close-up images
above. Many of these features are almost never present regardless
of how good a Paradoxides fossil is. This is a very well-suited
example for a public display of an educational facility or museum along
with a first rate private collection. Examples like this are VERY
seldom available for sale. The last image
and fourth to the last is of
the region where the two trilobites meet. This solid area of
limestone is obvious proof that these are not two artificially joined
trilobites as nearly every multiple specimen sold usually is. The close-up images of the detail of both specimens
shows the beautiful and seldom seen state of preservation that dominates
the fossil. A thin clear preservative has been applied over each
creature to protect there rare natural features.
EXCEEDINGLY
RARE IN THIS FORM AND A NATURAL DOUBLE!
18.25"
x 18.25" with original matrix, animals 14" and 11.25" in length
$1995
TR128
INCLUDES STAND Actual
Item - One Only
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