5" Plate of Eurypterus (Sea Scorpion) Fossils - Ukraine

This 5" wide slab of shale contains multiple partial eurypterid (Eurypterus (Balteurypterus) tetragonophtalmus) fossils, collected from the Silurian-aged deposits of Ukraine.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Reconstruction of Eurypterus in life.  Creative Commons
Reconstruction of Eurypterus in life. Creative Commons


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.



Did you know that a eurypterid, Eurypterus remipes, is the state fossil of New York?
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Eurypterus tetragonophtalmus (Fischer, 1839)
LOCATION
Velykozalissya, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
SIZE
Shale: 5 x 3.1"
ITEM
#284407
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