Eryma Jurassic Solnhofen Decapod Fossil

Eryma modestiformis

Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Infraorder Glypheidea Family Erymidae

Geologic Time: Jurassic

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): The specimen is 34 mm on a 90 mm x1 40 mm plate

Fossil Site: Solnhofen Lagerstatt, "plattenkalk Malm Zeta 2, Eichstatt, Germany

Code: Eryma

Price: $160.00 - sold

Eryma Decapod FossilDescription: Presented is a good quality specimen from a classic location. The preservation of the body and head show wonderful detail, including the postulate exoskeleton. There has been no enhancement or reconstruction of this specimen. These deposits were formed in a warm salt-water lagoon. All kinds of plants and animals were incredibly well preserved, including soft-bodied organisms and the world's most famous fossil Archaeopteryx, early bird.

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