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8.5" Insane, Spiny, Undescribed Scabrella Trilobite - Morocco
This is an incredible, giant, spiny Scabrella trilobite from Issoumour, Morocco. Despite numerous fake, composited, and heavily restored specimens of this giant, porcupine-like trilobite finding their way onto the market, only a small number complete specimens have ever been found.
This one is real, is NOT a composite, and is very well prepared. The head was repositioned during preparation which is the case with every Scabrella specimen we've seen. They are molts and the heads are typically found in close proximity to the body, often pushed underneath the thorax. We're not aware of any specimens being found that were not molts.
There is approximately 7% shell restoration along repaired cracks. The majority of the restoration can be found across both cheeks and the pygidium. It measures a massive 8.5" in length.
This one is real, is NOT a composite, and is very well prepared. The head was repositioned during preparation which is the case with every Scabrella specimen we've seen. They are molts and the heads are typically found in close proximity to the body, often pushed underneath the thorax. We're not aware of any specimens being found that were not molts.
There is approximately 7% shell restoration along repaired cracks. The majority of the restoration can be found across both cheeks and the pygidium. It measures a massive 8.5" in length.
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.
$10,500
SPECIES
Scabrella sp.
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
8.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#328620
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