Very Rare Fossil trilobite Lanceaspis Hammondi Morocco.

Very Rare Fossil trilobite Lanceaspis Hammondi Morocco.

This exceptional Lanceaspis specimen is very rare to see for sale, as only a small amount have been discovered .It has been beautifully prepared and shows some very good detail.

The interesting  feature of Lanceaspis is its extraordinarily elongated rostrum (nose), which makes up nearly 40% of the total body length. While it shares some similarities with Morocconites, the rostrum of Lanceaspis is much longer, setting it apart as a distinct genus and species. Under the microscope, I think there is a tiny horizontal repair across the rostrum, typically because of the way such a delicate specimen is removed from the ground. It is partially enrolled so difficult to measure but the matrix is 7.5 x 7.3 cm. Weight 222 gm

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