Mesolimulus Walchi Horseshoe Crab Fossil Plaque

Plaque
8.5inches length x 11inches height

Crab
4.25inches

Weight
2Kg Approximately


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Description

Mesolimulus Walchi, Rare Horseshoe Crab Fossilized on lithographic limestone plate, of the Xiphosura class, and closely related to the to the extinct Eurypterids, and more distantly to spiders and scorpions.

This amazing specie has origins from the Cambrian Period, and has evolved into Limulus polyphemus, commonly known today as the Horseshoe Crab.

The resemblance to Trilobites is easily seen,many consider the Xiphosura to be the closest living relatives to the extinct Trilobites.

Condition Report

Both cephalothorax and the opisthosoma are highly preserved in this specimen, very distinct on the pale limestone plate. The Telson [Tail Spine], is in exceptionally preserved, the cephalon area shows good characteristics of the facial or eye area, this is Extremely Rare, especially with these types of exoskeleton species.

History current

Specimens of this quality from the Solnhofen deposits are scarce, due to demand and the limited supply, the Solnhofen limestone deposits produce less fossil specimens every year.

The Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone group is located in the Southern Franconian Alb in the German State of Bavaria, in the region of Nuremberg and Munich

Genus

Mesolimulus Walchi sp.

Other Names

Horseshoe Crab/Horse Shoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus, King Crab

Geological Age

Solnhofen lithographic limestone deposits of Eichstatt, Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian Stage, 150 million years ago.

Location

Solnhoen Limestone, Malm Zeta 2, Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany