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Lot 1802* - S17 Out of This World - Tuesday, 28. June 2022, 04.00 PM

TRILOBITE

Montana, USA
350 million years
5.5 x 5 cm

Provenance: Italian private collection

The trilobites ("three-lappers") are an extinct class of marine arthropods. They are considered to be the most important fossils of the Earth's history. Their remains are used to determine the relative ages of various sedimentary rocks. This is an exceptionally beautiful specimen with fine limbs carefully carved out of the stone.

See also lot 1869.


CHF 1 000 / 2 500 | (€ 1 030 / 2 580)