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Product Description
ITEM #
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TRX-019
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ID
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Asaphus sp.
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FOUND
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Anti-Atlas Mountains - Morocco
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AGE
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ORDOVICIAN: 485 - 443 million years ago
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SIZE
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21.5" x 21" overall with matrix,
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CONDITION
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100% GENUINE NATURAL GROUPING OF LARGE
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NOTE
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EXCEPTIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SHOWPIECE SPECIMEN
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Actual Item - One Only
Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet |
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This is a NATURALLY OCCURRING mass death assemblage of these trilobites on their original matrix, prepared to expose fossils in their original pose as when buried. Unlike many Moroccan multiple trilobite fossils where the trilobites are artificially assembled on matrix, this remarkable specimen is 100% natural with all trilobites found together as shown in their natural positions. The topic of MASS EXTINCTION is always a fascinating subject and our Earth's prehistory is filled with many tragic events with evidence of fossils like this specimen to demonstrate the sobering effects of such an apocalyptic occurrence.
After weeks of meticulous preparation in our lab here in Orlando, Florida, we are proud to present such an impressive museum display specimen as this. None of the trilobites possess any artificial coloring or fabrication. The slab was removed from the formation in multiple large pieces and only necessary repairs have been made to the rock and cracks filled as is typical with all trilobite fossils.
This amazing grouping of very large Asaphus trilobites shows spectacular qualities of both complete and incomplete creatures. There are 4 complete trilobites with a complete 5th trilobite beneath one of the other 4. There are also scattered body parts of several other Asaphus trilobites naturally associated with these 5. The color is 100% natural on all of the trilobites. The standard color in this formation and location for these is black but the beautiful variations of orange is due to the presence of the mineral limonite, seen on several of the creatures' carapaces. Each trilobite is preserved in full inflation with incredibly well-preserved anatomy and form. The photos do not really demonstrate the extremely high relief and detail of this specimen. It resembles an interstate pile-up of automobiles with numerous trilobites overlapping one another in a scattered array. Many of these Asaphus trilobites display some of the best preservation and detail we have ever seen.
Many museums do not exhibit a piece of this magnitude and quality. Unlike many large composite Moroccan trilobite fossils, this is a NATURAL multiple fossil that can boast of all trilobites on the slab being originally found as they are shown.
If you are looking for that one supreme large display specimen for public exhibition or a private setting, this piece is definitely one of your best candidates. It's the type of fossil that viewers will never forget. It has great value in attracting publicity but it also is a highly educational specimen, showing both, some of the exotic life-forms that lived on our planet almost a half a billion years ago and, demonstrating deadly events in past history where large numbers of creatures died at the hands of a brutal environment.
