Lot 796
150 Million Year Old Horseshoe Crab. Horseshoe crabs are living fossils that can trace their origin back over 500 million years. They have always been rather rare animals that started out being very small and have grown larger over the past 500 million years. They are extremely as fossils with the 150 million year old specimens from Solnhofen, Germany being the most famous. Mesolimulus was a small horseshoe crab that rarely grew over 8" long. This museum quality specimen is 6 1/4" x 3" wide, nicely centered in an 8" x 8" matrix. The fossil is 3-D with excellent shield detail, as well as spines and a complete tail. Just to the left of the fossil horseshoe crab, there are two small raised lines where the animal dragged its tail before expiring from lack of oxygen. There is excellent contrast with the specimen being dark beige on a light beige matrix. Top quality specimens such as this one are rare. Add $30 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400.
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| Realized $891 |
