Authentic trilobite plate? ID Please, Also?

[diggerJay]

Hi all,

 

Seeking feedback on authenticity...please bear with me on my 1st post

?Tentative ID: Middle Devonian, Drotops, Morroco.

 

Best, dJ

 

 

 

[Isotelus2883]

They are real, but heavily restored and painted. They are also poorly prepared. The middle may have its cephalon composited.

[rocket]

I would agree with @Isotelus2883, original but not high end...

[diggerJay]

Thank you @Isotelus2883 and @rocket.

For ID, can you please assist or should I post such in ID Forum?

[diggerJay]

Hi fellow paleos,

I would appreciate your feedback on the trilobites on this plate. Yes, there is restoration on these.

A draft ID is as follows:

Middle Devonian
Drotops Megalomanicus
Morrocco

Thank you much!

[Fossildude19]

TOPICS MERGED and MOVED to FOSSIL ID.

One topic is enough.

[diggerJay]

Can someone please provide Genus and Species on these?

[Isotelus2883]

They look like Drotops like you said, but considering size Hypsipariops is not impossible.

[Fossildude19]

32 minutes ago, diggerJay said:

Can someone please provide Genus and Species on these?

Patience, please.
We do not condone "Bumping" here.

 

@piranha

[piranha]

Drotops megalomanicus.  Unfortunately, these three specimens appear to be a composited assemblage.  More trilobites command more money....

[diggerJay]

Thanks much, @piranha I appreciate your response!