Lot 1756
Three Morococan Trilobites. Trilobites were one of the very first animals with eyes over 500 million years ago. They were the dominant and most numerous sea creature of their day until supplanted by fish and crustaceans eons later. This premium quality collection of spiny and odd-shaped trilobites comes from the 400-480 million-year-old seas of Morocco: (1) Pair of unusual 480-million-year-old trilobites, Omnia superba, on the same rocky matrix noted for its bulbous nose (glabella) and bead-like ornamentation around its head shield and long, genal spines which was used for protection and to right itself if turned over on the sea bottom. (2) Dicranurus - a 400 million-year-old spiny trilobite with its distinctive Ram's horny-shaped spines above its head - 3 inchs long, complete except for some pieces missing on the tops of the "brows." (3) Harpes 1 3/8 inch black trilobite known as the "starship bug" because its strange-shaped head shield and spines make it look somewhat like a space ship. Most dramatically displayed on an expertly-prepared, light-gray matrix. For domestic shipping, add $20.
Estimated Value $600 - 1,000.
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| Realized $345 |
