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Name:   Chotecops sp. (with appendages)
Age:  Devonian
Formation:  Hunsruck Shale (Bundenbach)
Location:  Bundenbach, Germany
Size:  Trilobite is 2.55 inches long
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This is a very unique trilobite fossil. It is a ventrally-prepared Chotecops sp. from the Bundenbach (Hunsruck) slate quarries of Germany. The quarries that produced this roofing slate are now closed - the only way to obtain specimens from this area is through the dispersal of old collections, and this is one of those collection specimens. The trilobite was prepared ''upside down'', hoping to expose some soft parts on the underside. Although only one in hundreds of these trilobites have traces of soft parts preserved, this specimen is one of the better ones. There are two rows of appendages and gills exposed on the underside of the bug - these are easily seen in the photo and with the naked eye. The quality of preservation and detail of these appendages is quite nice. It is extremely rare to have this many delicate soft parts preserved on one of these trilobites, and this obvious, too. This is a very collectible, top quality specimen of a trilobite with beautifully-preserved soft parts.

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