Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I picked this up for a few quid in a Spanish market from a Moroccan dealer, who usually sells good stuff, but I'm fairly certain it's a fake, it was too cheap, the colour's not quite right and i would say some of it has been carved and painted. It has a couple of bits of real Cambrian trilobite on the back and seems to have a bit of a Flexicalymene or the like glued on top to provide authenticity. What do you guys think? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 And the reverse. The reverse. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douvilleiceras Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The pleurae are the wrong shape, and appear to have been carved, as is done on many restored Moroccan Cambrian trilobites. 1 Regards, Jason "Trilobites survived for a total of three hundred million years, almost the whole duration of the Palaeozoic era: who are we johnny-come-latelies to label them as either ‘primitive’ or ‘unsuccessful’? Men have so far survived half a per cent as long." - Richard Fortey, Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Most of it appears to be authentic. The anterior margin, right genal spine and thoracic pleurae have been restored. The trilobite at the top is not Flexicalymene. attached for comparison: Hamatolenus (Myopsolenus) n.sp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Real can be cheap to, if your lucky! Seems you were! 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Thanks guys. I only bought it as it is a great example of various trilobite body parts, and much better than a drawing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 23 minutes ago, piranha said: Most of it appears to be authentic. The anterior margin, right genal spine and thoracic pleurae have been restored. The trilobite at the top is not Flexicalymene. attached for comparison: Hamatolenus (Myopsolenus) n.sp. You think they're all Hamatolenus, the main one, the underside bit at the top and the little bits on the reverse ? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: You think they're all Hamatolenus, the main one, the underside bit at the top and the little bits on the reverse ? The others also appear to be ellipsocephalids. A better photo of the one at the top might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Chris Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The glabella looks a bit strange to me... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Chris Paleo Web Site: http://schursastrophotography.com/fossiladventures.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 32 minutes ago, Arizona Chris said: The glabella looks a bit strange to me... I think it's been 'improved' at least. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 1 hour ago, piranha said: The others also appear to be ellipsocephalids. A better photo of the one at the top might help. Any help or would you like a close up? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Any help or would you like a close up? Another photo is not necessary. Label it ellipsocephalid indet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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