Asaphid Trilobite Plate. Asaphus sp.. Middle Ordovician. Morocco. ...

Description

Asaphid Trilobite Plate
Asaphus sp.
Middle Ordovician
Morocco

As decorative as it is interesting, this massive trilobite plates features an amazing 17 individual, and virtually complete, specimens over a large greenish-yellow matrix. The end section of the huge rock clearly has been re-attached, but the restoration is solid, adding the final two trilobites back on this assemblage. The arthropod fossils exhibit a pleasing reddish brown hue and are all preserved nicely. The rocky canvass has a broad edge of rusty coloration, and the various levels spread the trilobites evenly.
Overall Measurements: 22.05 x 11.42 x 1.97 inches (56.00 x 29.00 x 5.00 cm)

Provenance: Central Coast Collection

[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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