PainTheRosesRed Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 New this forum and new to eBay collecting. Saw this Hollardops on eBay from a sellar in California that says this is a Moroccan Trilo. I asked the sellar if this was real and they said it was real, but not 100% real...I'm not exactly sure what that means? Like real matrix, fake Trilo, or real Trilo with restoration. It is currently biddng (multiple) for <10 $. I have never seen a Hollardops before, so Im not sure that it is real. I do know that they usually have more eye detail and this one doesn't. It has a crack In the matrix which is indicates authenticy. The sellar doesn't have any more trilos for sale and mainly minerals. Someone who knows more about these and can give me some info is greatly appreciated! Thanks FF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 There seem to be a difference in the color, texture, and preservation between the cephalon, and all the rest of it (with the cephalon seeming to be more "genuine'). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 It seems pieced together to me. Take a quick read of the link in my signature. It explains what to look for and what not to. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The trilobite is not pieced together. It is certainly authentic but prepped with the typical methods for study-grade examples. Without having the specimen in hand it's difficult to determine what parts may have been touched up. If it sells in the price range of $10-30 it looks like a fair deal and a decent representation of this common Moroccan trilobite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I agree with Piranha on this one. Nothing to see in the picture that does not correspond with a mediocre prep job on an authentic Hollardops. However, the poor quality of the picture does not allow a good evaluation of the quality of the specimen. These Hollardops are typically covered with very fine pustules, which are easily lost in a rough prep job. Same with the eye lenses. Pricing as it is now sounds very fair. I recently took a picture of a poorly prepped Hollardops which might be instructive. You can clearly see some parts are good, others are damaged. Some repairs are visible too, at the left genal spine and the eyes. Likely, your specimen will have some of all that, but it is difficult to tell from the picture you have to what extent the damage and repairs go. Paleo database, information and community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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