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4.3" Alien-Looking Quadrops Trilobite - Huge, Top-Quality Example
This is a spectacular specimen of one of my favorite species of trilobites, the very alien looking Quadrops flexuosa. This bizarre trilobite has a distinctive four-forked protrusion coming off of the front of it's head which is where the genus gets it's name. It is not only a rare trilobite but extremely hard and time consuming to prepare owing to the hardness of the rock and the its many free standing spines.
This specimen is visually stunning and huge for the species at 4.3" long. It has a natural multi-toned shell coloration, all the spines have been prepared free-stnading and only one tiny spot of shell restoration on the rostrum. They don't get much niver than this.
This specimen is visually stunning and huge for the species at 4.3" long. It has a natural multi-toned shell coloration, all the spines have been prepared free-stnading and only one tiny spot of shell restoration on the rostrum. They don't get much niver than this.
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.
$2,750
SPECIES
Quadrops flexuosa
LOCATION
Ofaten, Morocco
FORMATION
El Otfal Formation
SIZE
4.3" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#350477
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