Double Elrathia Block

$60.00

1 in stock

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 Double Elrathia Block. This is a great trilobite that exhibits superb detail because it is very inflated. Please look closely at the exquisite detail.

Here is a quite rare and 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 Double Elrathia Block is prepared beautifully.

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.

This block measures 3.75 inches by 3 inches and includes many parts of other trilobites but beautifully displays two ELRATHIA kingii.  The larger is 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch and the smaller measures .39 inch by .31 inch.

These “Red Bed” Trilobites exhibit superb detail and are exceptionally inflated.

Elrathia kingii is one of the most well known and recognizable trilobites.  However this

This block measures 3.75 inches by 3 inches and includes many parts of other trilobites but beautifully displays two ELRATHIA kingii.  The larger measuring .71 inch by .51 inch and the smaller measures .39 inch by .31 inch.

“Red Bed” trilobites are more rare. Here is a very nice trilobite from the Cambrian Period, the “Age of Trilobites.”  They lived, thrived, and became extinct MILLIONS of years before the age of dinosaurs!