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I came across a couple of trilobites that have been prepped to the extreme. Except for a ventral "support bar", the matrix has been completely removed. Perhaps Hollardops and Reedops have some unusual characteristic to their skins to withstand the double-sided treatment. Light on the other side of the carapace will shine through at the thinnest sections. Makes for a cool display! Here are the Hollardops pics.

Question for the prep people out there. I have a handful of unprepped, but we’ll exposed Elrathia trilobites I’m hoping to clean up, but I don’t have any scribes or wire brushes. Are there any simple alternatives I can use to polish these guys? Cheers!

Hello all, after some trades with an associate of mine, I have a really nice trilobite in need of preparation. My experience mainly lies with crinoids and brachiopods, and I have only prepped a handful of trilobites. I'm not well familiar with the species anatomy or the rock type, so I would rather a more experienced trilo preparator try for the best quality results. The split rock is clean, and will glue back to prep out nicely it appears. It looks complete, with the split revealing an eye, some of the cephalon, legs, and pygidium. Just a bit of the genal spine remains in the opposite side of the rock. It looks like a nice Gerastos trilobite, probably Gerastos dhondtae of Eifelian (Jemelle Formation). I have more photos I can share, but will only put a few on here. Of course I'm willing to pay the postage and preparator their prepping fee for the service. If anyone knows any service, recommendations, or feels like maybe they are up to the challenge please post or PM me! Thanks, Jackson