F119

Sample ID F119 • Cabinet M

Eurypterus lacustris

8.23cm W x 1.73cm H x 6.37cm D • 120g
Sample TypeFossilFossil TypeAltered hard partsMohs Hardness 2
DomainEukaryotaKingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassEuchelicerata
OrderEurypteridaFamilyEurypteridaeGenusEurypterusSpecieslacustris
Distribution/PeriodWorldwide, Silurian HabitatMarine
PreservationCarbonization Orig. Material?NA ReliefNeither Mineral Comp.Shale

This is a flat fossil that only has the head and some small parts preserved. The two eyes are visible.