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3" Crotalocephalina & Reedops Trilobite - Flying Preparation
This is a really outstanding association of two beautifully prepared trilobites from the Lhandar Formation of Morocco. There is a good-sized, 3.1" long Crotalocephalina gibbus with gorgeous shell preservation and a 2.5" long Reedops.
The prep work is spectacular with most of the limestone being removed using air abrasives and air scribes under microscope leaving both trilobites aesthetically perched on pillars of rock. Dozens of hours of prep work by a very skill preparator would have gone into this piece. There is about 2-3% shell restoration on total, mostly on the head of the Crotalocephalian.
The prep work is spectacular with most of the limestone being removed using air abrasives and air scribes under microscope leaving both trilobites aesthetically perched on pillars of rock. Dozens of hours of prep work by a very skill preparator would have gone into this piece. There is about 2-3% shell restoration on total, mostly on the head of the Crotalocephalian.
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
Crotalocephalina gibbus & Reedops
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
Crotalocephalina 3.1" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#88866
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