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2.7" Flying Paralejurus Trilobite - Orange Eye Preservation!
This is an exceptional, 2.7" long specimen of Paralejurus, collected near Atchana, Morocco. The trilobite has been masterfully prepared in a dramatic "flying" pose, with the surrounding limestone painstakingly removed to leave the fossil suspended above its matrix on a slender natural stone pedestal. This demanding preparation technique requires extraordinary precision and skill, creating a spectacular three-dimensional display.
Particularly striking is the beautiful orange preservation of the eye facets in both eyes, an unusual and highly desirable feature occasionally encountered in trilobites from this locality. Combined with its excellent shell preservation and elegant presentation, this is a superb collector-grade specimen. Restoration is limited to approximately 2% of the fossil.
Particularly striking is the beautiful orange preservation of the eye facets in both eyes, an unusual and highly desirable feature occasionally encountered in trilobites from this locality. Combined with its excellent shell preservation and elegant presentation, this is a superb collector-grade specimen. Restoration is limited to approximately 2% of the fossil.
About Trilobites
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
$495
SPECIES
Paralejurus spatuliforumis (Schraut & Feist, 2004)
LOCATION
Atchana, Morocco
FORMATION
Lhandar Formation
SIZE
2.7" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#381466
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