Fossil Lobster from Solnhofen, Germany - 7.53"
$250.00 USD
This aesthetic fossil Lobster 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: Mecochiridae
- Genus: Mecochirus
GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
- Location: Solnhofen formation, Bavaria, Germany
- Age: Late Jurassic, 148 million years old.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Dimensions: The plate measures 26.7 x 25.2 x 0.7 cm (10.5 x 9.9 x 0.3 inches). Specimen measures 19.13 cm (7.53 inches)
- Weight: 1028 grams
