Gem Eldredgeops Trilobites Mass Mortality

Phacops rana = Eldredgeops rana

Trilobites Order Phacopida, Subfamily Asteropyginae, Family Phacopidae

Geological Time: Middle Devonian

Size: The Phacops measure between 5/8” and 1 1/16”. The plate is 4” x 5 ¾”

Fossil Site: Moscow Formation, Erie County, New York

Code: PFT638

Price: $425.00 - sold


Eldredgeops rana TrilobitesDescription: Presented is a delightful association plate of four adult Phacops rana. They are aesthetically grouped together as if at a social gathering. Three are complete. The smaller specimen, with its tail tucked under. All are fully 3D and inflated. Their eyes are in an excellent state of preservation, showing excellent detail of the facets. These classic multi-specimen Phacops plates are highly treasured by collectors and have become increasingly scarce.

This fossil comes from the George Lee Collection of Southern California. Mr. Lee accumulated an entire warehouse full of fossils over thirty-five years of self-collecting and purchasing. Most of the fossils were acquired during the 1960s through the mid 1990s. Unfortunately, for we collectors, many of these sites and areas are no longer available for collecting. Therefore, many of my offerings are of special importance, as they are now rarely available to the public. Since Mr. Lee’s death, a few years ago, the collection has slowly been liquidated. This fossil came from one of the last available batches sold.

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