Kolihapeltis and Scabriscutellum

[MattJ]

I am bidding on a few items right now and two I am not 100 percent sure on. The first bug, I am hoping not to win, and then I won't have to retract the bid. The second one, I already was outbid, but it is still cheap.

[MattJ]

I removed my bid on the Kolihapeltis due to the following reasons. Un-natural looking scribe lines going through the abdomen. Great possibility of it breaking during shipping. I looked at other items available from other vendors, and NONE have scribe lines going through the abdomen. I already am outbid on the other one.

[Huntonia]

The Kolihapeltis doesn't look great. My guess is rough prep and some restoration. The second trilobite is a Paralejurus and not a Scabriscutellum.

[Kane]

Agreed. And that Kolihapeltis is very bad. Save your money.

[MattJ]

29 minutes ago, Huntonia said:

The Kolihapeltis doesn't look great. My guess is rough prep and some restoration. The second trilobite is a Paralejurus and not a Scabriscutellum.

I am surprised by the Paralejurus. This one must have been flattened. One other thing to note is they have mis-identified many of the fossils. I kind of think this is an estate sale and they do not know anything about fossils. If I win the prizes tomorrow, I will post them.. Sure it is not digging, but it is fun none the less. 

Edited July 16, 2021 by MattJ
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[aeon.rocks]

My advice, save some money and buy detailed well prepped specimens. Moroccan prep got better in recent years, so try buying a paralejurus that's worth buying and exhibits details like this: 

 

Same goes for Kolihapeltis, a bit harder to find a good one however. Such a shame to see them destroyed in prep. 

https://www.trilobiti.com/post/prep-story-of-a-kolihapeltis-trilobite