Description
Just look at the detail in this plate collected and cleaned by World Famous Trilobite Expert, Markus Martin.
This trilobite block a museum quality Detailed Beyond Rare Oryctocephalites Trilobite. This is a great trilobite that exhibits superb detail because it is very inflated. Please look closely at the exquisite detail.
Here is a very desirable trilobite from the Cambrian Period, the “Age of Trilobites.” They lived, thrived, and became extinct Millions of years before the age of dinosaurs! Trilobites spanned a time that covered 5 periods spanning over 300 million years of Earth’s history. This was found and prepared by trilobite expert Markus Marin. Because of his vast knowledge and skill this Detailed Beyond Rare Oryctocephalites Trilobite is prepared beautifully. But it did split in half. It could be prepared from the underside or could be prepared from the top by an expert with the time to do that.
Markus is known world over because of his knowledge of these fossils. He has been digging trilobites and other fossils around the country and the world. Because of some of his finds were so special, he has published many papers on the subject of trilobites.
Beyond Rare Oryctocephalites Trilobite is one of the rarest Nevada trilobites. Here is a very nice trilobite from the Lincoln County Nevada, Pioche Shale of the Cambrian Period, the “Age of Trilobites.” They lived, thrived, and became extinct MILLIONS of years before the age of dinosaurs!
This great piece is a must have for all fossil lovers. With the rock measuring 2 3/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches, this Beyond Rare Oryctocephalites Trilobite measures 1/4 inch and exhibits great natural contrast to the matrix really making this bug stand out.
