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Name:
Nahecaris stuertzi
Age: Devonian
Formation: Hunsruck Shale (Bundenbach)
Location: Germany
Size: Phyllocarid is 4.3 inches long
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This is an extremely rare Devonian fossil. It is a complete phyllocarid, Nahecaris stuertzi, from the old roofing slate quarries of Bundenbach, Germany. This specimen came to us from a 30-year-old German collection. Phyllocarids are extinct, shrimp-like invertebrates, a rare and enigmatic family of arthropods. Occasionally, pieces or parts of phyllocarids are found at sites like the Burgess Shale, but complete examples are almost unheard of. This specimen is complete, and even has what seems to be an eye and some appendages preserved (very rare!). The carapace has a natural textured surface, and even the three-pronged tail is intact! The organism is close to the bottom edge of the plate, but, overall, it is nicely centered on the shingle of roofing slate. This is easily the most complete and detailed example of a phyllocarid of any kind that we have seen. It is a textbook specimen of this rare, eclectic animal that is almost never found complete in the fossil record.
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