What is covered in Trilobite Auction Results & Prices?

Verified trilobite auction results. What Moroccan, Russian, and US trilobites actually sold for, by species, preparation quality, and size.

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Trilobite Auction Results

Trilobite value is driven by species rarity, preparation quality, and 3-D vs flattened preservation. Moroccan trilobites dominate the market but vary enormously in prep honesty — heavily reconstructed specimens are common.

Species	Origin	Sold	Notes	Prov.
Walliserops trifurcatus (trident)	Morocco	$6,800	Exceptional prep, full trident, 3-D	84
Drotops megalomanus	Morocco	$1,200	Enrolled, clean prep, eyes intact	80
Elrathia kingii	Utah, USA	$25	Common, Wheeler Shale, legal quarry	88
Boeckops (Russian)	Russia	$420	Free-standing spines, museum prep	72
Ceraurus (US)	Oklahoma, USA	$950	Well-prepped, private quarry	82

Trilobite Fraud Notes

⚠Heavily reconstructed Moroccan trilobites where most of the "shell" is sculpted resin painted over matrix.
⚠Composite specimens combining parts of multiple trilobites.
⚠Common species sold as rare ones at inflated prices.

Trilobite Prices Sold Database

Trilobite Auction Results

Species	Origin	Sold	Notes	Prov.
Walliserops trifurcatus (trident)	Morocco	$6,800	Exceptional prep, full trident, 3-D	84
Drotops megalomanus	Morocco	$1,200	Enrolled, clean prep, eyes intact	80
Elrathia kingii	Utah, USA	$25	Common, Wheeler Shale, legal quarry	88
Boeckops (Russian)	Russia	$420	Free-standing spines, museum prep	72
Ceraurus (US)	Oklahoma, USA	$950	Well-prepped, private quarry	82

Trilobite Fraud Notes

⚠Heavily reconstructed Moroccan trilobites where most of the "shell" is sculpted resin painted over matrix.
⚠Composite specimens combining parts of multiple trilobites.
⚠Common species sold as rare ones at inflated prices.

Trilobite Prices Sold Database