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.95" Insect or Lobster Larvae? - Solnhofen Limestone
This is a small (.95" long) unidentified fossil from the famous Solnhofen Limestone. At first glance it looks like some type of insect, but could also be a larvae of a lobster. It's pretty hard to definitively tell given the state of preservation.
The Solnhofen limetones is a famous Lagerstätte in Germany that offer amazing preservation of Upper Jurassic fossils. It is where on of the most famous fossils of all time, Archaeopteryx was found. The fine grained limestone makes excellent building materials which has let to heavy quarrying over the past two centuries which as a result has led to some amazing fossils being unearthed.
This area represented an archipelago at the edge of a sea. Due to high salt content, the lowest levels in the water column could not support much life and was devoid of oxygen. This lack of scavengers on the bottom of the sea led to amazing preservation of the fauna found there.
The Solnhofen limetones is a famous Lagerstätte in Germany that offer amazing preservation of Upper Jurassic fossils. It is where on of the most famous fossils of all time, Archaeopteryx was found. The fine grained limestone makes excellent building materials which has let to heavy quarrying over the past two centuries which as a result has led to some amazing fossils being unearthed.
This area represented an archipelago at the edge of a sea. Due to high salt content, the lowest levels in the water column could not support much life and was devoid of oxygen. This lack of scavengers on the bottom of the sea led to amazing preservation of the fauna found there.
SPECIES
Unidentified
AGE
LOCATION
Eichstatt, Germany
FORMATION
Solnhofen Limestone
SIZE
.95" long on 4.8x3.9" limestone
CATEGORY
ITEM
#52950
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