Lot 534
TWO GIGANTIC TRILOBITES. This lot consists of both the positive and negative slabs of Acadoparadoxites, one of the largest and one of the very earliest trilobites that ever lived. It is very rare to collect both the positive and negative slabs as most specimens only contain the positive when the rock is split. This gigantic trilobite was one of the largest predators of the mid Cambrian warm seas of Morocco. Found in the Atlas Mountain range of Morocco, this 14 x 10 inch trilobite has an attractive rust orange color, limonite (an iron oxide) which nicely contrasts the grayish brown matrix. Both parts are virtually complete with only minor restoration of a few of the spines on the pygidiums. With most trilobites being only an inch or so in length, finding a museum quality specimen of a giant trilobite is a very rare occurrence.
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Estimated Value $550 - 800.
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