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2.6" Flying Hollardops Trilobite - Rock Removed From Under Shell
This is a stunningly prepared Hollardops trilobite fossil. Nearly all of the limestone has been removed from not only on top of, but also underneath the shell. Preparing it like this takes MANY hours of labor, hence the much higher price on specimens prepared like this.
It has been left "flying" above a base of limestone on a thin, pedestal of rock. If you backlight it, areas of the calcite replaced shell is even translucent. Incredible eye facet detail on this piece too. There is about 1-2% shell restoration in total.
It has been left "flying" above a base of limestone on a thin, pedestal of rock. If you backlight it, areas of the calcite replaced shell is even translucent. Incredible eye facet detail on this piece too. There is about 1-2% shell restoration in total.
About Trilobites
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
SPECIES
Hollardops
AGE
LOCATION
Foum Zguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Timrhanrhart Formation
SIZE
2.6" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#311502
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