Lot 689
Pair of Museum Quality Moroccan Trilobites Fully Prepped. The two 375 million year old trilobites from Atchana in the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco have been professionally prepared out of their original stone matrix, resulting in a stunning visual display in which the two different species of trilobites appear to be leaping from the matrix. The two black trilobites are a 2 ½ inch long Paralejurus hamiagdadicus and a 2 ¼ inch long Crotalocephalus gibbus leaping from a sculpted 2 ½ x 1 inch gray stone matrix. Both trilobites are complete with excellent body details, including the spikes extending around their bodies and excellent heads with even their hypostomes (mouths) exposed on the ventral side of their heads. Many hours of work were required to create such a realistic presentation of what trilobites looked like in real life. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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