5.6" Eurypterus (Sea Scorpion) Fossil - New York

This is a 5.6" long Eurypterus remipes fossil from Lang's Quarry in New York. It is Upper Silurian in age, or approximately 420 million years old, and it comes out of the Phelps Member of the Fiddler Green Formation.

It comes with an acrylic display stand. There is a repaired crack through the right arm.

About Eurypterids

Eurypterids, commonly known as sea scorpions, are an extinct group of arthropods related to arachnids that include the largest known arthropods to have ever lived. Prevalent during the Silurian and Devonian, eurypterids were segmented aquatic arthropods with compound eyes and two club-like "arms." Some species exhibit toothed claws and may therefore have been predators. Eurypterus remipes is the state fossil of New York.

FOR SALE
$795
DETAILS
SPECIES
Eurypterus remipes
LOCATION
Lang's Quarry, Herkimer County, New York
FORMATION
Fiddler Green Formation, Phelps Member
SIZE
Eurypterid: 5.6" long, Shale: 6.9 x 4.2"
ITEM
#369259
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