Eurypterus remipes

$2,100.00

Vendor: Fossil Soup

SKU Number: SQ1411664

Incredible multi-specimen plate of Eurypterus remipes from the Upper Silurian, Fiddler Green Formation, Lang’s Quarry, Herkimer County, New York State.

The specimens range in size as follows:

7.5”
6.0”
3.5”

The plate is 9” x 13”

1st specimen, both paddles and tail

2nd specimen is missing part of head and one paddle

3rd specimen has one paddle

Eurypterids are arthropods commonly referred to as "sea scorpions", due to their long segmented bodies, large limb-like appendages (Appendages number VI) that extend from under the head shield (Prosoma) and what appears to be a sharp pointed tail (Telson).

Full dimensions are listed below.

Vendor: Fossil Soup

SKU Number: SQ1411664

Incredible multi-specimen plate of Eurypterus remipes from the Upper Silurian, Fiddler Green Formation, Lang’s Quarry, Herkimer County, New York State.

The specimens range in size as follows:

7.5”
6.0”
3.5”

The plate is 9” x 13”

1st specimen, both paddles and tail

2nd specimen is missing part of head and one paddle

3rd specimen has one paddle

Full dimensions are listed below.

Specimen Details
Species Name:Eurypterus remipesOrder /: FamilyEurypterida / EurypteridaeAge:Upper SilurianLocality:Lang's Quarry, Herkimer County, N.Y.Formation:Fiddler Green Formation

Matrix Dimensions
Dimensions:In CentimetersLength:21.50 cmWidth:16.50 cmThickness:N/AWeight:N/A

Specimen Dimensions
Dimensions:In CentimetersLength:7 - 10 cmWidth:N/AThickness:NegligibleWeight:N/A

Shipping Dimensions
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Additional Information

Eurypterus remipes Until 1882 no eurypterids were known from before the Silurian. Contemporary discoveries since the 1880s have expanded the knowledge of early eurypterids from the Ordovician period. The earliest eurypterids known today, the megalograptid Pentecopterus, date from the Darriwilian stage of the Middle Ordovician, 467.3 million years ago. There are also reports of even earlier fossil eurypterids in the Fezouata Biota of Late Tremadocian (Early Ordovician) age in Morocco, but these have yet to be thoroughly studied.