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GEFRAGTER 3,9 cm (!) Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis – Souss-Lagerstätte Trilobit - Tierfossil
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GEFRAGTER 3,9 cm (!) Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis – Souss-Lagerstätte Trilobit - Tierfossil

Rare Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis mortality slab from the Lower Cambrian Souss Lagerstätte, Morocco – 520–515 million years old, featuring internal and external moulds, cephalic spines and macropleura in colorful internal and external moulds. Hypostome and pygidium. Museum-grade, no restoration. OUR GRADING FOR THIS SPECIMEN: 5/5 ***** - A pristine top rare specimen! (Graded using our transparent 5-point system — see seller info for details.) Specimen ID: PAIS9605 Trilobite Size: 3.9 × 2.9 cm Matrix Size: 18.5 × 14 cm Weight (slab with part and counterpart): 1205 g Locality: Tazemmourt Section, Upper Amouslek Formation, Souss Lagerstätte, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco Collected: November 2025 Geological Period: Lower Cambrian (Series 2), Daguinaspis Zone Age: ~520–515 million years This scientifically significant slab presents a rare assemblage from one of Africa’s first and oldest Cambrian Lagerstätten. It features: * A rarely seen huge complete adult Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis (Hupé, 1953), preserved as both internal and external moulds * Colorful calcite partial coat, especially noticeable at the external mould, were the moderate size macropleurae are visible * Complete cranidium - with clearly visible cephalic spines - and overal exoskeleton with evident inflated axial lobe, macropleurae and pleural spines * Enrolled pygidium and hypostome present at external mould — a hallmark of the exceptional preservation of the Souss Lagerstätte. Scientific Details Species: Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis (Hupé, 1953) Family: Fallotaspididae Order: Redlichiida Class: Trilobita Authenticity & Preparation 100% natural – no painting, no shadowing, no composite additions. No restoration — the slab is presented exactly as collected. Perfect for serious collectors and museums seeking a scientifically significant, display-ready Cambrian fossil assemblage. This unique plate represents the only know trilobite-bearing Lagerstätten in Africa and deserves a place in any institutional or private collection. High-resolution pictures available at (copy-paste): https://link.mediterranic.com/Fallotaspis Questions? We’re happy to help. Contact us for additional photos, details, or scientific references. Check free papers and other exceptional fossils at www.mediterranic.com Check our feedback at https://link.mediterranic.com/reviews Shipping Worldwide registered shipping with a tracking number. For more on Cambrian fossils and our full collection, visit: www.mediterranic.com | www.fezouata.com | www.cambrian521.com

Nr. 101923189

Nicht mehr verfügbar
GEFRAGTER 3,9 cm (!) Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis – Souss-Lagerstätte Trilobit - Tierfossil

GEFRAGTER 3,9 cm (!) Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis – Souss-Lagerstätte Trilobit - Tierfossil

Rare Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis mortality slab from the Lower Cambrian Souss Lagerstätte, Morocco – 520–515 million years old, featuring internal and external moulds, cephalic spines and macropleura in colorful internal and external moulds. Hypostome and pygidium. Museum-grade, no restoration.

OUR GRADING FOR THIS SPECIMEN: 5/5 ***** - A pristine top rare specimen!
(Graded using our transparent 5-point system — see seller info for details.)

Specimen ID: PAIS9605
Trilobite Size: 3.9 × 2.9 cm
Matrix Size: 18.5 × 14 cm
Weight (slab with part and counterpart): 1205 g

Locality: Tazemmourt Section, Upper Amouslek Formation, Souss Lagerstätte, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Collected: November 2025
Geological Period: Lower Cambrian (Series 2), Daguinaspis Zone
Age: ~520–515 million years

This scientifically significant slab presents a rare assemblage from one of Africa’s first and oldest Cambrian Lagerstätten.

It features:
* A rarely seen huge complete adult Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis (Hupé, 1953), preserved as both internal and external moulds
* Colorful calcite partial coat, especially noticeable at the external mould, were the moderate size macropleurae are visible
* Complete cranidium - with clearly visible cephalic spines - and overal exoskeleton with evident inflated axial lobe, macropleurae and pleural spines
* Enrolled pygidium and hypostome present at external mould — a hallmark of the exceptional preservation of the Souss Lagerstätte.

Scientific Details
Species: Fallotaspis tazemmourtensis (Hupé, 1953)
Family: Fallotaspididae
Order: Redlichiida
Class: Trilobita

Authenticity & Preparation
100% natural – no painting, no shadowing, no composite additions.
No restoration — the slab is presented exactly as collected.

Perfect for serious collectors and museums seeking a scientifically significant, display-ready Cambrian fossil assemblage. This unique plate represents the only know trilobite-bearing Lagerstätten in Africa and deserves a place in any institutional or private collection.

High-resolution pictures available at (copy-paste):
https://link.mediterranic.com/Fallotaspis

Questions?
We’re happy to help. Contact us for additional photos, details, or scientific references.
Check free papers and other exceptional fossils at www.mediterranic.com
Check our feedback at https://link.mediterranic.com/reviews

Shipping
Worldwide registered shipping with a tracking number.

For more on Cambrian fossils and our full collection, visit:
www.mediterranic.com | www.fezouata.com | www.cambrian521.com

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Manuel Quiring
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Schätzung  € 550 - € 650

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