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Crotalocephalina Gibbus Trilobite 78mm
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With 30+ years experience and 5 star ratings across Google, Trustpilot and Facebook, you will discover we’re passionate about creating ethereally aesthetic fossil accents for luxury spaces, collectors and enthusiast alike across the world. With quality fossil products and a service to match, you won’t be disappointed - our reviews speak for themselves ≈
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FREE Worldwide Delivery
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Crotalocephalina Crotalocephalus gibbus trilobite measuring 78mm, originating from North Africa, dating back to the Palaeozoic era, evolving with noticeably deep furrows diagonally crossing the glabella. The comparatively small protruding convex eyes could suggest low-level or partial sight. Some genera of trilobites did become progressively less sightful or evolved to become totally sightless, the theory suggests these types were more sedate in their foraging, silt sifters rather than predator types of trilobites.
This genera Crotalocephalina Crotalocephalus gibbus with a nose that the author likens to a great sperm whale. Along with fine thoracic segments ending laterally, each with a spine or pointed termination makes this fossilised arthropod very identifiable as Crotalocephalina Crotalocephalus gibbus. The trilobite has been worked out of the matrix which once held it, prisoner, for millions of years and has been completely transformed free as if in the ancient Devonian seabed once again. The pygidium spines are complete as are the two glabella cheek spines, attached to the cephalon or head shield, all these points make for a very good specimen of fossilised trilobite exoskeleton or carapace.
Our Devonian trilobites are collected in the field by our associates in North Africa and prepared by technicians in the Moroccan Fossil Lab. We, therefore, have a historical link to our fossil diggers and our specimens enabling us to authenticate and guarantee all our trilobites. The preparator of the trilobite is one of a dedicated Moroccan team, the trilobite was personally hand-collected by the technician from the fossil bed and with the aid of the latest techniques presented for a collection display. We guarantee the authenticity and quality of all our specimens this Crotalocephalina Crotalocephalus gibbus fossil arthropod trilobite is no exception to our guarantees. It can require many diligent hours and patient concentration with pneumatic pens and miniature abrasive tools driven by compressors to perfectly clean the limestone bedrock away from the fossil carapace or exoskeleton of the fossil trilobites without causing damage to the fossil itself, this is highly skilled work in a lab or dedicated fossil workshop. Includes a beautifully designed acrylic display box.
The details
Genus: Crotalocephalus Gibbus. (Crotalocephalina)
Age: Palaeozoic, Early Devonian, Pragian stage 411,000,000 - 408,000,000 years
Origin: Atchana formation, Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco, North Africa
Crotalocephalus: L: 6.2 CM / W: 2.5 CM / H: 1.7 CM
In matrix: L: 7.8 CM / W: 6.3 CM / D: 7.6 CM