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Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16"
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Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16"

Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16"

$157.50

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Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16"—

$525.00

$157.50

The Story

This aesthetic fossil shrimp 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: Aegeridae
  • Genus: Aeger
  • Species: Aeger spinipes 

GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

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

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 

  • Dimensions: The plate measures 40.9 x 36.8 x 11.6 cm (16.10 x 14.49 x 4.57 inches). Specimen measures 13.11 cm excluding the antennae (5.16 inches)
  • Weight: 3028 grams
Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16" - Image 2

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16" - Image 3

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16" - Image 4

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

Fossil Shrimp from Solnhofen, Germany - 5.16" - Image 5

Details & Craftsmanship

Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.

Description

This aesthetic fossil shrimp 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: Aegeridae
  • Genus: Aeger
  • Species: Aeger spinipes 

GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

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

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 

  • Dimensions: The plate measures 40.9 x 36.8 x 11.6 cm (16.10 x 14.49 x 4.57 inches). Specimen measures 13.11 cm excluding the antennae (5.16 inches)
  • Weight: 3028 grams