No. 83585575

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Trilobite - Fossilised animal - DROTOPS ARMATUS - 147 mm - 100 mm
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Trilobite - Fossilised animal - DROTOPS ARMATUS - 147 mm - 100 mm

Drotops armatus (Struve 1995) Era: Paleozoic Period: Middle Devonian Stage: Eifelian-Givetian (393.3 -387.7 million years) Location: Djebel Zireg Formation: Bou dib Horizon: Drotops armatus Province: Errachidia Region: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco Coordinates: 30°36'41.6"N 4°32'22.7"W Description: Spectacular 100% natural trilobite of the sought-after speciesDrotops armatus. A natural vein of calcite runs through the trilobite. This rare trilobite appears in the layers of the Givetian floor of the Bou dib formation. The spines of this specimen are real and it has taken more than 40 hours of work to extract it from the rock with this result. Fossil sandblasted, well preserved, 100% natural, without restoration or spines from another trilobite or paint. Trilobite Measurements: 107 x 64mm / 4.21 x 2.52" Matrix Measurements: 147 x 100 x 38 mm / 4.79 x 3.94 x 1.5" Weight: 887 g / 1,956 lb This specimen will be sent in a perfectly protected box through the national parcel company (Correos). A tracking number will be provided.

No. 83585575

No longer available
Trilobite - Fossilised animal - DROTOPS ARMATUS - 147 mm - 100 mm

Trilobite - Fossilised animal - DROTOPS ARMATUS - 147 mm - 100 mm

Drotops armatus (Struve 1995)

Era: Paleozoic

Period: Middle Devonian

Stage: Eifelian-Givetian (393.3 -387.7 million years)

Location: Djebel Zireg

Formation: Bou dib

Horizon: Drotops armatus

Province: Errachidia

Region: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Coordinates: 30°36'41.6"N 4°32'22.7"W

Description: Spectacular 100% natural trilobite of the sought-after speciesDrotops armatus. A natural vein of calcite runs through the trilobite. This rare trilobite appears in the layers of the Givetian floor of the Bou dib formation. The spines of this specimen are real and it has taken more than 40 hours of work to extract it from the rock with this result. Fossil sandblasted, well preserved, 100% natural, without restoration or spines from another trilobite or paint.

Trilobite Measurements: 107 x 64mm / 4.21 x 2.52"

Matrix Measurements: 147 x 100 x 38 mm / 4.79 x 3.94 x 1.5"

Weight: 887 g / 1,956 lb


This specimen will be sent in a perfectly protected box through the national parcel company (Correos). A tracking number will be provided.

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