Description: Local pickup is strongly preferred. packing and shipping this specimen safely will be very difficult. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONITEM # TRX265IDDrotops armatusFOUNDAtlas Mountains - MoroccoAGEDEVONIAN: 395 - 345 million years agoSIZE8.25" x 5.75" with original matrix, trilobite 6" in lengthCONDITIONTYPICAL MINOR REPAIR BUT NO FABRICATIONNOTEONLY TIME IN 29 YEARS OF BUSINESS HAVE WE SEEN ONE IN THIS COLOR!! RARE BEYOND MEASURE!Actual Item - One OnlyComes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheetFor the first time in 29 years of business, we present a specimen that features a RARE color we have never seen in these. This is a PHENOMENAL spiny Drotops trilobite in POWDER BLUE GRAY! At 6 inches in length and with the most spectacular carapace preservation one could ask for, this is one of the "best of the best" of this type we have ever come across or offered. What drives collectors mad with desire when it comes to top-shelf fossil specimens, are unusual and rare features of beauty. This MAXIMUM SIZE Drotops armatus trilobite has a presence and mystique that is hard to put into words - it's just an overwhelmingly fascinating and beautiful (AND LARGE) trilobite - affectionately labeled "The Blue Phantom" by one of our staff. If the principals of Paleo Direct personally collected trilobites (which they do not), NEVER would a piece like this leave their hands! Where the vast majority of Drotops trilobites are black, one of this color, accompanied by exceptional preservation, is a once-in-a-lifetime prize!This spiny Drotops is substantial in size and with an incredible preparation of all its original spines protruding up off its carapace. BOTH eyes are enormous (larger than typical) and with absolutely perfect eye lens detail! These are some of the best eyes we have seen in any Drotops! There is a naturally-caused impressed portion of the glabella, crushed at some point in time in prehistory when the trilobite died or some time shortly after before it fossilized. Perhaps this is how the trilobite died - an intriguing thought. Specimen is absolutely INVESTMENT-CLASS since this is such a rare and beautiful example. Only one like it we ever saw or have to offer. Completely authentic with authentic original spines.Not only is the color rare, but the character it imparts to the trilobite is of the highest degree of aesthetics we have seen in any Devonian trilobite. If you want a Drotops armatus trilobite that will forever be remembered by any collector that sees it, this will be IT!Every rare spine has been meticulously freed of its rock matrix and is displayed exactly as when this surreal creature was alive. This is an especially spiny version with small spines exposed on the top edges of the eyes and with small spines present on the central region of the most posterior area of the pygidium. Spines are randomly present in between the longitudinal rows to the rear, as well as the posterior sides of the pleural lobes. An excessive amount of hours went into the preparation of this specimen which resulted in all the spines being completely free of their matrix. Beware of substantially lower-priced fakes or genuine trilobites with fake spines. This rare specimen features all authentic spines.
Price: 3600 USD
Location: Boulder, Colorado
End Time: 2024-10-22T18:21:18.000Z
Shipping Cost: 250 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: Morocco
