-40%

Fine large Alceste cf.elevatus w. librigena: will prep. Llanvirn, Yunnan China

$ 31.67

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Fossil Trilobite: Illaenids, Ordovician, Boashan, China
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Offered is a rare, good sized and well preserved item for the specialist trilobite collector; a piece of mudstone matrix approx. 10cm X 10cm X 5cm (weight 0.65kg) from the Lower Llanvirn of  Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China, preserving a 6cm complete example of the Illaenid
    Alceste
    cf
    elevatus
    (Lu 1975; syn
    Cekovia elevata
    ).
    With both librigena
    in situ
    and with well defined cephalic axial furrows, palpebral lobes and facial sutures, this is a very displayable example, which will clean/ prepare further with modern air tools.
    LOW starting bid for a fully articulated and good sized example of this newly offered Illaenid from China.