Erbenochile erbeni
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ0623511
An exquisite example of Erbenochile erbeni from the Timrhanrhart Formation of Foum Zguid , Morocco.
This specimen was prepared in Morocco using pneumatic tools and many hours of work under a microscope. Like all trilobites from this region, and almost every other locality in the world, these fossils are found by cracking rock and exposing the contents on either side of the break.
It is a function of the process that these fossils are split into 2 parts during their collection and must be glued back together prior to preparation. Although considered a “repair”, It is also a characteristic you should expect to see and an aid in determining authenticity. The lack of a repair in the rock would lead to us to question the legitimacy of the fossil.
From our observations we were not able to see any indications of restoration. This fossil comes in the usual hard plastic container and is screwed to the base of the container by a fixture on the underside of the rock. This is the usual method for these delicate fossils. We ship these fossils well wrapped in bubble wrap and in larger padded boxes to ensure protection during transport. Rest assured that your purchase will arrive in perfect condition or we will offer a complete refund.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ0623511
An exquisite example of Erbenochile erbeni from the Timrhanrhart Formation of Foum Zguid , Morocco.
This specimen was prepared in Morocco using pneumatic tools and many hours of work under a microscope. Like all trilobites from this region, and almost every other locality in the world, these fossils are found by cracking rock and exposing the contents on either side of the break.
It is a function of the process that these fossils are split into 2 parts during their collection and must be glued back together prior to preparation. Although considered a “repair”, It is also a characteristic you should expect to see and an aid in determining authenticity. The lack of a repair in the rock would lead to us to question the legitimacy of the fossil.
From our observations we were not able to see any indications of restoration. This fossil comes in the usual hard plastic container and is screwed to the base of the container by a fixture on the underside of the rock. This is the usual method for these delicate fossils. We ship these fossils well wrapped in bubble wrap and in larger padded boxes to ensure protection during transport. Rest assured that your purchase will arrive in perfect condition or we will offer a complete refund.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossil Soup
SKU Number: SQ0623511
An exquisite example of Erbenochile erbeni from the Timrhanrhart Formation of Foum Zguid , Morocco.
This specimen was prepared in Morocco using pneumatic tools and many hours of work under a microscope. Like all trilobites from this region, and almost every other locality in the world, these fossils are found by cracking rock and exposing the contents on either side of the break.
It is a function of the process that these fossils are split into 2 parts during their collection and must be glued back together prior to preparation. Although considered a “repair”, It is also a characteristic you should expect to see and an aid in determining authenticity. The lack of a repair in the rock would lead to us to question the legitimacy of the fossil.
From our observations we were not able to see any indications of restoration. This fossil comes in the usual hard plastic container and is screwed to the base of the container by a fixture on the underside of the rock. This is the usual method for these delicate fossils. We ship these fossils well wrapped in bubble wrap and in larger padded boxes to ensure protection during transport. Rest assured that your purchase will arrive in perfect condition or we will offer a complete refund.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Additional Information
These trilobites exhibit eyes with “Straight-sided towers of lenses, with up to 18 lenses in a vertical column - Fortey and Chatterton (2003). The total number of lenses was estimated from an incomplete specimen to be around 560. As a result of the height of the eye towers, Erbenochile had the ability for sight over a full 360 degrees, including over the top of the thorax. This may have provided an evolutionary advantage at a time when jawed fish were beginning to evolve.
Trilobites developed defense mechanisms to protect them against an ever growing number of predators in the oceans. In response to the growing danger they developed rudimentary spines reasonably early in the Cambrian period, but the proliferation of larger and more imposing spines reached its apex in the Devonian. Erbenochile has large spines that extend vertically from each segment of the axial lobe.
