Lot 765
Museum Quality Sea Scorpion. Eurypterids, also known as sea scorpions, were fierce predators in the warm seas 425 million years ago. Some grew to over 6 feet long and easily hunted the slow-moving armored fish of that era. Eurypterids were related to scorpions and were probably the first animal to leave the sea and crawl out on dry land. This complete, highly detailed 4.25 inch sea scorpion, Eurypterus remipes, comes from the famous 425 million year old Fiddler's Green Quarry of Herkimer County, New York. This magnificent specimen is exceptionally rare in that it is complete with all six of the walking legs as well as the two paddles, which are preserved with excellent detail, along with an excellent head, body and telson (looks like the stinger in a scorpion but was not poisonous). The walking legs have amazing detail with the first two pairs of legs having feather-like ends that were used to sense prey. This Eurypterid is preserved in its underside (ventral position) that also enables some detail of its mouth as well. This is the very best quality for a sea scorpion; fewer than one in a hundred comes close to the quality of this specimen, which is nicely centered on a 6.5 x 4.25 hard gray matrix. Estimated Value $600 - UP
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