Thysanopeltis Trilobite from Morocco for sale

$249.00

Thysanopeltis speciosa

Trilobites, Thysanopeltidae

Lower Devonian, Pragian

Tabourigte area, Morocco

Availability: In stock

Description

An Thysanopeltis Trilobite from Morocco in very good condition for sale. No fake parts or paint involved. All fine lines on the pygidium (tail) surface show. The fossil is 5,3cm or 2.1 inch long. This Thysanopeltis Trilobite from Morocco has a glued crack trough the cephalon (head). these 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 availibility of pneumatic and airabrasive tools makes the work of the preparator even more efficient and qualitative upgraded. Features of the eyes, the body markings (pores etc.) and spines can be easier prepared out of the hardy rocks.

Moroccan Trilobites like this Thysanopeltis Trilobite from Morocco 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.

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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Additional information

Weight 0.52 kg
Dimensions 17.5 × 16.0 × 6.0 cm

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