Lot 683
Very Rare, Large, Spiked Trilobite. Everyone knows trilobites as small, 1 or 2 inch black bugs, but some were much larger and much more interesting. This rare trilobite--Burmeisterella, from Morocco--is not represented in any museum. It is large at 9 inches long and 5 inches wide, and strange with 2 stalked eyes and its entire body covered with sharp spikes to prevent predation. Burmeisterella is over 375 million years old and is one of the oddest trilobites from the Devonian seas of Morocco. Similar specimens have sold for more than $3,000 at auction. Weight is 12 pounds.
Estimated Value $850 - 1,650.
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