Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (144 grams)

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of the trilobites demonstrate a final fight against being buried alive. This one has been prepared in a reflexed position, making a striking display.

Species: Hollardops Mesacristata, Age: Middle Divonian: 400 MYO

Location: Emsian, Middle Devonian, Taharajat, Djebel Oufaten, Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

Weight: 144 grams, Size: 2 x 1.5 x 3 inches