Georgemckenzie Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hoya everyone I recently purchased this spiny trilobite from morroco and was wanting some help on its authenticity many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Cropped, rotated, enlarged, and contrasted/brightened: @piranha 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Cropped, rotated, enlarged, and contrasted/brightened: @piranha Thanks so much any help would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Georgemckenzie said: Hoya everyone I recently purchased this spiny trilobite from morroco and was wanting some help on its authenticity many thanks Better to ask for an evaluation before you purchase. The tines and many spines appear to be painted or reconstructed. Hi-res photos will tell one way or the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 @piranha and @Kane are pros at this. Before many would make an assumption we should like to see clearer photos. Especially of the cephalon (mostly eye details) and pygidium. I "think" I see marks on the pygidium that make me wonder about the area but can't tell from photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hiya everyone the trilobite arrived today so here’s better photos any help would be great thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 @Georgemckenzie New post merged with previous topic to maintain context. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kane Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'm fairly suspicious of the trident, judging by these pictures, which make it seem as though it is partially or entirely a restoration. I assume it is a Walliserops lindoei. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Kane said: I'm fairly suspicious of the trident, judging by these pictures, which make it seem as though it is partially or entirely a restoration. I assume it is a Walliserops lindoei. Thanks for the help I thought that if the trident would u say the rest of the trilobite is fine or do u think there is anymore work?and yes that’s the species the seller never had the species in the auction Edited April 15, 2021 by Georgemckenzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'm not seeing anything too obvious in terms of any other major problems (such as grafting or entire fabrication of parts beyond the trident suspicion I mentioned). It is fairly common, however, that some spines and tines will be restored. In some cases, with particularly spiny trilobites, the spines may be removed entirely, prepared separately, and then reattached. An example of a current preparation project of mine where the process is to "mohawk" the spines and deal with them after: 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Kane said: I'm not seeing anything too obvious in terms of any other major problems (such as grafting or entire fabrication of parts beyond the trident suspicion I mentioned). It is fairly common, however, that some spines and tines will be restored. In some cases, with particularly spiny trilobites, the spines may be removed entirely, prepared separately, and then reattached. An example of a current preparation project of mine where the process is to "mohawk" the spines and deal with them after: Thanks for the help I got it kinda of impulse buy as it wasn’t to expensive were everyone of this species of trilobite I’ve saw can go quite high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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