Cornuproetus cornutus
Trilobite Order Proetida, Superfamily Proetoidea, Family Tropidocoryphidae
Geological Time: Lower Devonian, Upper Emsian Stage
Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Trilobite is 40 mm long by 35 mm wide (with spines) on a 55 by 70 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Timrhsnrhart Formation, Jebel Issoumour , Alnif, Morocco
Code: 15086
Price: $695.00
 Description:
Fine example of a member of the Order Proetida with many fine details
present. The most striking features of this taxon are the swept-back
genal spines. The Proetidae were among the last of the trilobites
to go extinct in the Permian over 100 million years later. This
is a fine example of the type, prepared entirely freestanding with
the entire specimen suspended in space. This painstaking process
was carried out by one of the most skilled of Moroccan preparators,
and took him 5 days to complete. While you can certainly find less
expensive examples (see my other offerings), you will be hard put
to find better. Looking more like a Devonian Stealth Bomber than
a trilobite, this is an elegant example. |
