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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 are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
Trilobites are an extinct class of marine arthropods that thrived for nearly 270 million years, from the early Cambrian to the end of the Permian period (around 521 to 252 million years ago). They are one of the most successful and diverse groups in the history of life, with over 25,000 described species spanning a wide range of sizes, shapes, and ecological niches. Known for their distinctive, segmented exoskeletons, trilobites provide invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of arthropods and the dynamics of ancient marine ecosystems.
$10,500
SPECIES
Scabrella sp.
LOCATION
Issoumour, Morocco
SIZE
8.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#328620
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