Dicranurus Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I think I'm gonna steer away from Trilobites for the time being, the expensive ones at least since to be honest I can't tell much difference between the real and the fakes. Hopefully with time and experiance and stuff I'll soon get to grips with them. They do look pretty awesome though You can buy US and canadian trilobites. There are no fake US trilos and there is lot of trilos in USA. "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) Also, I read a document showing how and why Oklahoma trilobites are so similar to Moroccan trilobites-because back in the day the two locations were right by each other. Personally, I think Oklahoma trilos are far more beautiful than Moroccan counterparts of equal quality. Nick Here's the source: www.trilobites.info Edited October 15, 2009 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Also, I read a document showing how and why Oklahoma trilobites are so similar to Moroccan trilobites-because back in the day the two locations were right by each other. Personally, I think Oklahoma trilos are far more beautiful than Moroccan counterparts of equal quality. Nick Here's the source: www.trilobites.info Here is a link about Nick's paleogeography. http://www.trilobites.info/trilopaleogeo.htm "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Oh wow! Doc Sam's still got a site up out there! Oh that is too cool, thanks for the link. He goes back to the old CA Fossil Forum I used to participate in back in the day, knows one heck of a lot about the bugs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 You can buy US and canadian trilobites. There are no fake US trilos and there is lot of trilos in USA. And there are good deals to be had as well. I recently bought around 15 Oklahoma trilobites with some imperfections for about 25 bucks total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 And there are good deals to be had as well. I recently bought around 15 Oklahoma trilobites with some imperfections for about 25 bucks total. how much did they charge for the imperfections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 how much did they charge for the imperfections? 11 cents.. But they threw in the matrix for free. I thought that was a pretty good deal considering how old that matrix is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Those Delta, Utah quarry elrathia kingii exuvia are pretty cheap as well. They come with or without the matrix at no extra charge..... Like these I found out there a while back.... ..and with the matrix Edited October 16, 2009 by Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Another option for obtaining real but cheap trilobites are these Moroccan phacops. I see them at most shows for a dollar or 2. Most are of low quality, but some are pretty well preserved and none are expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa dino Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 The made in China sticker on the back is a dead givaway! JK...JK I could say something, but I will just think about some one like Currie and have another beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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