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EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Colorful Kolihapeltis
MOROCCO • OTHER SPINY TYPES
Stock Number TTMZZ07
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Name:   Kolihapeltis chlupaci hollardi
Age:  Devonian
Formation:  AM Limestone
Location:  Morocco
Size:  Trilobite is almost 2 inches long
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This is a very unusual spiny trilobite. It is a colorful Kolihapeltis chlupaci hollardi from Morocco. This specimen was meticulously prepared under a microscope in the EXTINCTIONS Prep Lab here in Colorado. This type of trilobite is a Scutellid, but differs from most Scutellids by having five spines on the head! There are two spines that emanate from the top of each eye - one LONG spine and one short one. There is also a LONG occipital spine growing out of the center of the head. This specimen has all five spines intact, and they have all been prepared in a free-standing manner, with the three long spines flowing gracefully over the body. The trilobite has excellent detail preserved - the ribbing in the tail is quite distinct and easily seen. But the most obvious feature of this spiny trilobite is its amazing color - changing from olive green on the head to orange on the tail! The wonderful, natural color of this trilobite's exoskeleton is quite striking. This is a very nice, complete Kolihapeltis, one of the more unusual spiny trilobites you'll ever see.

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