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Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany
Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany

Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany

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This aesthetic fossil Eryon comes from the famous Solnhofen lithographic limestone, in Eichstatt, Germany. This region is home to some of the world's most important fossil discoveries, including Archaeopteryx, the feathered dinosaur.

TAXONOMY 

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Malacostraca
  • Order: Decapoda
  • Family: Eryonidae
  • Genus: Eryon
  • Species: Eryon sp.

GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

  • Location: Solnhofen formation, Bavaria, Germany
  • Age: Late Jurassic, 148 million years old.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 

  • Dimensions: The plate measures 7.4 x 5.7 inches Specimen measures 4 inches from claw to tail.
  • Weight: 484 grams