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Name:
Eurypterus remipes
Age: Silurian
Formation: Bertie Waterlime, Phelps Member, Fiddlers Green Formation
Location: Herkimer County, New York
Size: Eurypterid is over 5 inches long
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This is a fabulous eurypterid fossil. It is a complete Eurypterus remipes from Upstate New York. Eurypterus remipes is the State Fossil of New York, and is one of the most unusual extinct arthropods in the fossil record. Eurypterids were thought to be one of the first aquatic animals to explore onto land. This specimen is complete with both paddles fully intact. Even some of the "walking arms" are preserved. The telson (tailspine) was buried under another partial eurypterid, but was prepared out and is now exposed. The eurypterid is almost perfectly centered on the rectangular matrix plate. This is a top quality fossil eurypterid that just happens to display beautifully.
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