Lot 605
Large Drotops Trilobite with Hexagonal Compound Lenses in Both Eyes. This museum quality Drotops trilobite is 375 million year old from Erfoud, Morocco This large 5.5X3 inch black trilobite has been esthetically cut out of its 5 X 7 inch grey stone matrix and is complete with excellent detail on the head with its bumps (postules), most of the hexagonal lenses in both eyes. Trilobites were very successful surviving for more than 250 million years and were one of the very first animals to have sharp focusing eyes. Their compound eyes are very similar to those of many insects. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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