Adrian Edwards Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 First one from my collection.. This has had no restoration work done. Mirrorstone Crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Edwards Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 (edited) And the second one. This has also had no restoration work. Edit to add - This is incorrect and this specimen has had some restoration. These are the only two drotops I have photos of for the moment. Let me know if you'd like to see more. Adrian Edited August 7, 2010 by Adrian Edwards Mirrorstone Crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steery Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 WOW! They're amazing. I'd love to have something like that in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Excellent trilobites you have there. Yes, please show some more.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Awesome!!! Where those trilobites are from? Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 With all due respect, these are called Drotops armatus (Struve 1995), not Droptams armatus. In addition to that, which expert identified these as being trilobites with no restoration? At the least I see many repairs and lots of points on the exoskeletons where the air chisel hit the exoskeleton (especially the second specimen!), I doubt the person that had so little expertise with prepping trilobites couldn't have possibly kept all the spines intact. Self evidently these specimens are from Morocco. cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 I agree that you can see some restoration, especially on the spines, but that is to be expected and does not take away from the beauty of these specimens. Yes, please show us some more! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Edwards Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 (edited) With all due respect, these are called Drotops armatus (Struve 1995), not Droptams armatus. In addition to that, which expert identified these as being trilobites with no restoration? At the least I see many repairs and lots of points on the exoskeletons where the air chisel hit the exoskeleton (especially the second specimen!), I doubt the person that had so little expertise with prepping trilobites couldn't have possibly kept all the spines intact. Self evidently these specimens are from Morocco. cheers, Mark Hi Mark, Thanks for making that post. You are right that the text didn't match the description properly. I posted the topic (and also this message) on behalf of Adrian (who is blind and getting to grips with using the forum with screenreader software), and used the incorrect text for the description. I am not myself an expert on fossils, but becoming ever more interested thanks to this forum and Adrian. As with most specimens of this type, there is a degree of restoration, and you are right that the first specimen is the better piece. As for the typo in the title, even I know that it's wrong and am not sure why I typed that.. The specimens are from Hamar Laghdad in Morocco. Do you have any Drotops Armatus yourself? Regards, Jon (on behalf of Adrian) Edited August 7, 2010 by Adrian Edwards Mirrorstone Crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Hi Jon & Adrian, Let me begin with a belated welcome to the forum to the both of you. I do not own a Drotops because with lack of opportunity to collect in Morocco myself, and because the highest quality specimens are so exceptionally scarce and expensive, I don't collect Moroccan trilobites at this moment. In fact when I collect and hunt trilobites I have to cross the Channel and come to West-Shropshire or Wales to get to the good trilobite hunting grounds. It would be great to see more trilobites in your shop that originate from those fossilerous localities hidden in the beautiful British landscapes. cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Edwards Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 In fact when I collect and hunt trilobites I have to cross the Channel and come to West-Shropshire or Wales to get to the good trilobite hunting grounds. It would be great to see more trilobites in your shop that originate from those fossilerous localities hidden in the beautiful British landscapes. Very interesting. We do have a collection of british trilobites too, but none on the site at this time. I'd be interested to hear more about your background and what got you interested. Are you a professional paleontologist? Maybe you can stop by for a cup of tea and chat next time you're in Shropshire - we're not far away in Birmingham.. Adrian Mirrorstone Crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Drotops armatus is one of my favorites. Maybe one day... www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Here is Drotops armatus in my collection,acquired last April at Maps from good Moroccan friend and business partner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 i don't have an armatus, but i do have a megalomanicus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksojourner Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hi Fossil Maniac, Glad to know that you are also collecting Moroccan trilobites! This is a nie Drotops megalomanicus! What is the size? Thanks alot Warm Regards, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi Fossil Maniac, Glad to know that you are also collecting Moroccan trilobites! This is a nie Drotops megalomanicus! What is the size? Thanks alot Warm Regards, Rick hey rick the length of the megalomanicus is 9 cm, rather small to the others i've seen, but it holds higher chances of authenticy. there was a 14 cm armatus worn down to the 'bone' but it had signs of fakes! lol i got it from a museum fyi the museum was selling quite a lot of fossils actually, including trilobites (mostly, no, all) which are moroccan, moroccan cephalopods and plants from mazon creek. i had quite a lot of additions originating from this particular museum in boston anywayys... the megalomanicus is from alnif, morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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