HORNED CYPHASPIS LAB PREPPED - Atlas Mountain Range, Morocco

DEVONIAN PERIOD:  395 - 345 million years ago

The "Devil-Horned" Cyphaspis trilobite was a fascinating and delicate creature of the ancient seas.  The bizarre set of horns forking out from the cephalon set this species apart as an extremely rare variety not to be confused with the more common non-horned Cyphaspis specimens.  All spines on this superb example have been carefully exposed and supported by their surrounding genuine limestone matrix.  They protrude off the trilobite exactly as they were when this creature was alive.  Due to their fragile nature, there is only the most minimal restoration (less than 1%) strictly limited to a couple of the spine tips otherwise, there is no restoration to this authentic and exquisite example. 

This rare specimen has been carefully and skillfully prepared with modern micro-blasting equipment under a high-power microscope.  The result is meticulous removal of all matrix and complete preservation of the most minute ORIGINAL AND COMPLETELY NATURAL details. 

Worthy of any museum exhibit as well as your private collection, this genuine Horned Cyphaspis is a must have for those collectors that demand only the best! 

AN EXTREMELY RARE TYPE OF CYPHASPIS AND IN CHOICE PREPARATION AND DISPLAY!

3.3" x 2.9" with original matrix, animal 1.25" in length

SOLD     TR3302     INCLUDES STAND     Actual Item - One Only

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