xDiamondX Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Thoughts on this Harpes trilobite? looks good to me. matrix colour is different, split through a crack on the specimen. prep looks ok and eyes are nice and beady. Anything anyone else notices/wants to comment on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Is this a Moroccan specimen? It looks like it. The split through the middle occurs when the collector whacks a rock and it breaks through the middle of the specimen. From this the chap can determine the orientation of the trilobite. Then the specimen is glued back together again and prepping starts with the knowledge of where the trilobite is. It looks genuine to me except for possible fiddling with the very ends of the spines. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDiamondX Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Is this a Moroccan specimen? It looks like it. The split through the middle occurs when the collector whacks a rock and it breaks through the middle of the specimen. From this the chap can determine the orientation of the trilobite. Then the specimen is glued back together again and prepping starts with the knowledge of where the trilobite is. It looks genuine to me except for possible fiddling with the very ends of the spines. Seller says it's from Morocco, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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