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CROTALOCEPHALUS TRILOBITE LAB PREPPED Atlas Mountain Range (Northern Sahara Desert), South Morocco DEVONIAN PERIOD: 395 - 345 million years ago More and more, as time goes by, quality trilobites from the Devonian limestone deposits of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco are getting harder to locate. This large and beautifully preserved Cheirurus (Crotalocephalus) gibbus species is quite a superb example and a must have for the collector demanding quality. It has been micro-blasted and carefully hand-prepared for the best preparation of the creature. Gorgeous naturally occurring PINK limestone matrix hosts the olive green creature. Positioning of the trilobite is slightly arched with its cephalon (head) protruding off one end of the rock as it crawling off onto the table. Fine detail abounds with crisp spines, excellent display of the tiny genal spines and intact left eye along with excellent overall inflation for a very high relief display specimen. A bizarre and fascinating species of the Cheiruridae order of trilobites, the Crotalocephalus (Crotalocephalina) trilobite is an ugly duckling yet, desirable addition to any collector's cabinet. With it's fat, bulbous snout, tiny eyes and strange raised surfaces down its lobes, the Crotalocephalus trilobite is one of our personal favorites. SIMPLY A GORGEOUS AND CHOICE QUALITY EXAMPLE - TOP COLOR AND DETAIL! 4" x 2.4" with original matrix, trilobite 3.6" in length SOLD TR1306 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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