Lot 659
Lobster-Like, 150 Million Year Old Crustacean. This 6½ inch lobster-like crustacean, known as Mecochirus longimanatus, is unusual in that it has an unbelievably long pair of front walking legs with pincers. They are 4 inches long, over half the total length of this crustacean. Mecochirus used these legs to raise itself out of the sand and swing its body backwards. Housed in a Ryker mount for display. This fabulous specimen is from the Solnhofen, Germany fossil bed. Solnhofen is famous as the site of the first bird, Archaeopteryx, from the Jurassic period. Weight with case is 4 pounds 6 ounces.
Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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| Realized $403 |
