Top Quality Spiny Drotops Armatus Trilobite -5.03"

This is a top quality of the super spiny phacopid trilobite, Drotops armatus. With somewhere around 100 free standing spines it would have been a very unappetizing dinner for it's predators.

It's quite large for the species at 5.03" in length and was prepared by one of the top preparators in Morocco. These trilobites are some of the most time consuming in the world to prepare due to their many spines, some nearly 1/2 inch in length. The preservation of the eye facets on this specimen is particularly good. There is a couple of repaired cracks through the body of the specimen but otherwise it has NOT been restored.

Unlike many of the other specimens on the market, all of the spines are real. If you look closely you can even follow the repaired crack through the rows of spines. The natural, multi-toned shell coloration only adds to the personality of this wonderful specimen.