QUARRY
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic You see then entrance of a quarry and how it could go very deep
TRILOBITE IN THE QUARRY
Example of a trilobite found in one layer of the quarry. It needs to be extracted.
ROCKS COLLECTED FROM THE QUARRY
Examples of rocks extracted of the quarries. It needs now to be carefully
prepared
INSIDE THE ROCK
The rock is cut and we are able to see some evidences of trilobites inside. To be extracted out of the rock
EVIDENCE OF TRILOBITE INSIDE
Rough trilobites to be extracted
ROUGH TRILOBITE
You see the track (trace) of positive-negative faces of the trilobite.
GLUING THE ROCK
We need now to glue the two pieces back together in order to prepare the trilobites
WORKSHOP
Typical local workshop were trilobites are prepared in the South of Morocco
TOOLS
Depending of the work. If the trilobite is deep inside the rock we need a precutor with strong pressure up to 8 bar.
PRECUTOR
When the trilobite is near to the surface it is another precutor with pressure between 2 and 3 bar
BEGINING OF THE TRILOBITE PREPARATION
Prepartion needs fine and precised work and needs magnifier. A trilobite might need from 10 to + 100 hours of work
WORKER in the WORKSHOP
Before the development of proper modern tools and materials, trilobites where prepared with basic materials
FINE PREPARATION
Zooming the hands of the worker with a modern precutor
FINAL RESULT
A very nice cornuproetus
prepared and ready for sell.
