30306 - Well Prepared "Flying" 2.89 Inch Morocconites malladoides Middle Devonian Trilobite Palaeocarcharodon That is why only the

That is why only the most robust bones or the most stable parts are usually preserved

(Ibrahim et al

which are used to crush clam shells and crustaceans

The sample is totally composed of opaque minerals (ore minerals

masses ranging from <1 to 500 kg have been found in a strewnfield >45 km long

30306 - Well Prepared "Flying" 2.89 Inch Morocconites malladoides Middle Devonian Trilobite Palaeocarcharodon That is why only theImpressive specimen, prepared in an exceptional way. This trilobite has been prepared as free standing. This type of preparation requires meticulous work of tens of hours. Of course, the cephalic spine during the preparation process has been fractured and glued again, with slight restorations in the fracture zones. A preparation like this without small restorations is impossible. Morocconites sp, Boucot and McClure 1989 (trilobite) Trilobita Phacopida