1" Partial Eurypterus (Sea Scorpion) Impression - Ukraine

This is a partial, 1" long Eurypterid (Eurypterus tetragonophtalmus) fossil impression from the Silurian-aged deposits of Ukraine.

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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SPECIES
Eurypterus tetragonophtalmus (Fischer, 1839)
LOCATION
Velykozalissya, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
SIZE
1" long on 3.1 x 2.3" shale
ITEM
#271294
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