Lot 629
Eurypterids, Sea Scorpions Positive and Negative Slab, Eurypterids, also known as sea scorpions were fierce predators in the warm seas 425 million years ago. They 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 highly detailed sea scorpion, Eurypteurus lacustris comes from the famous 425 million year old Fiddler's Green Quarry of Herkimer County, New York. This large specimen is 5 inches long having one paddle, a repaired telson (looks like the stinger in a scorpion but was not poisonous) and two of the six walking legs. These delicate walking legs are rarely preserved. What makes this specimen so unusual is that both the positive and negative slabs (7x6 inches) were preserved when the super hard grey rock was split to reveal its fossilized treasure inside. Usually, because the rock is so hard, at least one of the halves breaks into many pieces. There is one repaired break line in both the positive and negative halves but this doesn't affect the body detail on the scorpion. Both halves are included in this lot.
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Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250
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| Realized $840 |
