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MOROCCONITES TRILOBITE LAB PREPPED - Atlas Mountains, Morocco DEVONIAN PERIOD: 395 - 345 million years ago The Morocconites malladoides trilobite was a bizarre creature of the ancient seas. As the "unicorn" of the Devonian trilobites, this wonderful invertebrate is quite rare in genuine form. Due to the fragile nature of the projecting point off the cephalon, it is VERY common to recreate these by using putty or carving a fake one in the rock and painting it black. The demand for authentic Morocconites specimens is very strong and they are always in VERY limited supply. We guarantee the genuineness of the spine and we proudly offer this rare trilobite with lab-preparation and micro-blasting to the complete surface for exquisite detail. This is a fantastic example of this rare trilobite and proudly carries NO RESTORATION. An open repair viewed from the back side shows exactly where the rock was first split to locate this fossil before preparation began. The pose is a wonderful straight pose and the overall creature shows exceptional size for this species and fantastic high relief due to full inflation. This 100% genuine Morocconites trilobite has been meticulously lab prepped with micro-abrasive equipment to best expose the delicate detail. Much more labor was involved but the end result is a much finer trilobite with excellent detail. VERY LARGE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARELY SEEN TRILOBITE IN A NON-RESTORED STATE 4.75" long by 3" wide with original matrix, animal 3.2" in length SOLD TR2902L INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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