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2.75" "Trident" Walliserops Trilobite - Exceptional Preparation
This is an exceptionally prepared specimen of Walliserops trifurcatus from Foum Zguid, Morocco. The work was done by one of the very best preparators in the world leaving the shell free of damage from air abrasion. Check out the pristine eye facets in both eyes and free-standing spines. Approximately 1% restoration along a repaired crack through the cephalon and the cephalic spines.
Walliserops trifurcatus is one of the weirdest, and most visually stunning species of trilobite. There is some debate about the purpose of the trident shaped appendage or rostrum coming off the front of it's head but it's likely it could have either had sensory purposes or have been used to stir up the mud while looking for food.
A photo of the quarry at Foum Zguid. The Walliserops come out of the very bottom layer, which requires 1-2 meters of limestone overburden to be removed.
Walliserops trifurcatus is one of the weirdest, and most visually stunning species of trilobite. There is some debate about the purpose of the trident shaped appendage or rostrum coming off the front of it's head but it's likely it could have either had sensory purposes or have been used to stir up the mud while looking for food.
A photo of the quarry at Foum Zguid. The Walliserops come out of the very bottom layer, which requires 1-2 meters of limestone overburden to be removed.
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.
SPECIES
Walliserops trifurcatus
LOCATION
Foum Zguid, Morocco
FORMATION
Timrhanrhart Formation
SIZE
2.75" long (if outstretched)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#334856
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