2.35" Comura Trilobite - Incredible Flying Preparation!

This is an incredibly prepared specimen of the spiny trilobite Comura bultyncki from Ofaten, Morocco. The work was done by one of the best preparators in the world and would have taken around 100 hours under microscope using air abrasives and airscribes. The matrix has been removed from underneath the pleural spines and outer edge of the body so the fossil appears to fly above the base of limestone. Just check out the closeup photos showing the surface detail and eye facets. Only a very tiny amount of restoration <1% on some of the spines.