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Huge 6" Drotops Trilobite - Issoumour, Morocco
This is a large specimen of the giant phacopid trilobite Drotops megalomanicus quarried from the hard black limestones of Issoumour, Morocco. The tail is slightly tucked but had it been outstretched this trilobite would have been just over 6 inches long. It's well inflated with good eye facet and shell preservation. Several calcite seams which are frequently present in the rocks at this location can be seen running through the trilobite. There is some restoration on this specimen as with nearly all of the Drotops. There is some shell restoration on the pleural tips on the left side of the body and then a patch on the very front of it's head. Probably about 5-7% total.
A photo of the Drotops quarry at Issoumour, Morocco showing the hard limestone layers being worked.
A photo of the Drotops quarry at Issoumour, Morocco. The quarry following the horizon where this trilobites are found extends several kilometers around the mountain.
How a Drotops might be found in the field, with part of the tail exposed in the broken rock. It would then be prepared using airscribes and air abrasives a process that would likely take 20+ hours for a good specimen..
A photo of the Drotops quarry at Issoumour, Morocco showing the hard limestone layers being worked.
A photo of the Drotops quarry at Issoumour, Morocco. The quarry following the horizon where this trilobites are found extends several kilometers around the mountain.
How a Drotops might be found in the field, with part of the tail exposed in the broken rock. It would then be prepared using airscribes and air abrasives a process that would likely take 20+ hours for a good specimen..
SPECIES
Drotops megalomanicus
AGE
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
FORMATION
Bou Dib Formation
SIZE
6" Long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#14946
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