Hoekaspis yahuari Trilobite from Bolivia

Description: Another fossil that was easy to get about five years ago, and has now become rather uncommon. Most Bolivian fossils are found in concretions. This one as well, the negative is lost. If you look closely you will see that the right free cheek and upper thorax is still covered by matrix. I believe a little air scribe, or, Dremel work would free it up, something it is better I do not attempt! .

This fossil comes from the George Lee Collection of Southern California. Mr. Lee accumulated a virtual where house 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.