Eurypterus remipes

$3,120.00

Vendor: Fossil Soup

SKU Number: SQ6358104

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

The specimens range in size as follows:

6.0”
5.0”
5.0”
4.0”

Plate size: 14.0” x 8.25”

First specimen, missing one paddle

Second specimen missing both paddle

third and fourth specimen, missing 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: SQ6358104

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

The specimens range in size as follows:

6.0”
5.0”
5.0”
4.0”

Plate size: 14.0” x 8.25”

First specimen, missing one paddle

Second specimen missing both paddle

third and fourth specimen, missing 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.