gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hello Does these trilobites looks real? It's a ceratarges and a Phacops from Merakib, Morocco. The seller said there are 27 hours of work in this piece. What are your opinions? Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Cropped and brightened the pictures some. 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...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks, does it looks real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 The trilobites appear to be authentic, but they have been composited for additional monetary value. Ceratarges is recorded from the El Otfal Formation and Drotops is found in the Bou Dib Formation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 I think its phacops, not drotops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitch1979 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I camped once at the Ceratarges layers near the Algerian border to search for the species. Have to say .. our tents were spot on dozens of Drotops remains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Just now, Fitch1979 said: I camped once at the Ceratarges layers near the Algerian border to search for the species. Have to say .. our tents were spot on dozens of Drotops remains As the chart shows, they are in nearby layers, but not associated side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 28 minutes ago, piranha said: As the chart shows, they are in nearby layers, but not associated side by side. But its a phacops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Please provide measurements in the future. Scale is important. The depth of field in the photos make the phacopid appear much larger. After discovering the listing, the seller states the phacopid is 5 cm in length. Phacops araw is the likley trilobite, also from the El Otfal Fm. figures from: McKellar, R.C., & Chatterton, B.D.E. (2009) Early and Middle Devonian Phacopidae (Trilobita) of southern Morocco. Palaeontographica Canadiana, 28:1-110 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks for the information, but does this look real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 19 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: Thanks for the information, but does this look real? He said yes before. They both look real, but they have been positioned together on the one rock. Regards, 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...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Sorry, looked over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 39 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: Thanks for the information, but does this look real? I already answered the trilobites appear to be authentic. I questioned the authenticity of the association because this photo in particular makes the phacopid look approximately twice the size of the other trilobite. The photo is an optical illusion giving the appearance of a much larger Drotops. 18 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: He said yes before. They both look real, but they have been positioned together on the one rock. Regards, Unfortunately this thread has become very confusing. I said 'composited' because from the photos the phacopid appeared to be Drotops-sized. Because Phacops araw is also found in the El Otfal Fm, this association is easily possible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks for your information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Even if a composite, its a dang nice looking composite! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Nicely prepped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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