Lot 777
Bizarre Trilobite with Long Eye Stalks. Neoasaphus kowalewski was a very strange looking trilobite with extremely long one inch eyestalks and must have looked like something from another planet as it crossed the warm ocean floor 450 million years ago in the Wolchow river near St. Petersburg, Russia. This strange trilobite would bury itself in the sand with just its eyestalks exposed to hunt small prey animals and also protect itself from predators. This lovely complete brown trilobite is 2½ inches long on a 4 inch x 3½ inch limestone matrix. The best preserved and most beautiful life-like trilobites in the world come from Russia and are stunning with their medium brown color contrasting the light tan matrix. Neoasaphus kowalewski is certainly one of the strangest and most interesting. Estimated Value $500 - 700
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