Comura Trilobite from Morocco for sale
Comura sp.
Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Trilobita
Order: Phacopida; Family: Acastidae
Middle Devonian, Eifel, Tazoulait Formation
Tabourigt, Morocco
Authenticity of all fossils is guarantied as also stated in the terms and conditions. The picture of the Trilobite is taken on the cover of a tupperware box. For save transport all spiny and spiky Trilobites are shipped in tupperware boxes. They are attached to these boxes by screws on the bottom side of the fossil. Once you receive the product, you can take the screws out, take the fossil and display it sepatately.
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Description
Nicely preserved Comura Trilobite from Morocco for sale. The Trilobite, measured from the front to the end of the tail spines, is about 2.25″ or 5,7 cm long. A crack runs through the back of the Trilobite. There seems to be no replaced parts or paint involved. Some rock is replaced around the tail area and two of the tail end spines show repair. A very small part on the left and right tail side is missing.
Cracks are not avoidable. They occur, when quarry workers crack the rock in order to find fossils. Fossils don’t grow on rocks, they hide inside. Unfortunately in the layers of the hardy Devonian rocks, fossils appear in all directions. Once the rock is broken, the fossil is discovered. Due to the nature of these rocks and the position of the fossil, the fossil is broken too. Experienced Preparators take on the task to glue them back together and to chisel or grind them out. In general cracks and some preparation marks are not avoidable and show that the fossil is real and not faked. There is no damage or replaced parts on this Trilobite.
The availability of pneumatic and air abrasive tools makes the work of the preparator even more efficient and qualitative upgraded. In some cases the use of Rewoquat does a great job. Features of the eyes, the body-markings (pores etc.) and spines can be easier prepared out of the hardy rocks.
Trilobites like this Comura Trilobite from Morocco for sale are often master pieces of preparation art. Mining of fossil and their preparation is a great source of income for the people, that live in the oasis of the Sahara desert. Whole villages depend on it. Some of the Trilobites processed take up to 100 hours of preparation. With an daily wage of 7 – 10$ Moroccan minimum wage, these prepared trilobites are still affordable.
Devonian trilobites from Morocco can be seen in the web galery of the American Museum for Natural History, link here: https://www.amnh.org/research/paleontology/collections/fossil-invertebrate-collection/trilobite-website/gallery-of-trilobites/devonian-period-trilobites/devonian-trilobites-of-morocco-africa-alphabetized
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| Weight | 0.500 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21 × 16.5 × 12 cm |
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