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EXTINCTIONS ULTIMATE - Very Spiny Olenoides
UTAH • SPINY TYPES
Stock Number TTUTZ13

Name:   Olenoides nevadensis
Age:  Middle Cambrian
Formation:  Wheeler Formation
Location:  Millard County, Utah
Size:  Trilobite is 2 inches long
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This is an extremely rare, spiny US trilobite. It is a complete Olenoides nevadensis from the ''Elrathia Beds'' of Millard County, Utah. This trilobite was found in 1996 and just now microscopically prepared in the EXTINCTIONS Prep Lab here in Colorado. This trilobite was split out in two pieces, with the occipital and axial spines still in the counterpart. The top rock was then secured together with the bottom rock that contained the trilobite, making the trilobite essentially whole again, but still encased in rock. The bug was then microscopically extracted down through the entire top rock to expose the trilobite, spines and all! These long back spines project far above the body of the trilobite. Only a handful of this type of trilobite has ever been prepared with the axial spines intact - only an elite few preparators in the world could do this delicate work. And the fact that the bug is almost perfectly symmetrical makes this piece that much more incredible. This is a beautifully preserved example of a spiny Olenoides nevadensis that is about as perfect as it could possibly be.

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