Giant Trilobite - How much Restoration?

[MarcusFossils]

Hi all,

 

I was hoping for a few opinions regarding the percentage of restoration on this 35cm+ Acadoparadoxides sp. If anyone can narrow down the species, that too would be appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

Positive side:

[MarcusFossils]

Negative side:

[Paciphacops]

I'm not an expert on these by any means, but I don't see a lot of obvious restoration, but there is some. The lower and middle right side of the negative appears to have synthetic matrix added around the pleural spines and the end of the genal spine, which may be sculpted. The positive has some similar areas around the upper left pleural spines and the left genal spine. It looks much better than most of these. It would be interesting to see what it looks like under uv light.

[Seguidora-de-Isis]

It really looks like an Acadoparadoxides. Unfortunately the giant Trilobites are the champions in forgeries in Morocco, but it does not seem to be the case here, since it is definitely a real trilobite, but the areas I marked in pink, demonstrates that some areas have been carved and filled, which is also perfectly normal in Moroccan restoration preparation. Generally speaking, for me it seems to be a good example that I would not be afraid to display in my collection.