Rare Carboniferous Horseshoe Crab Fossil Euproops rotundatus

Euproops rotundatus

Phylum Arthropda; Subphylum Chelicerata; Class Xiphosura; Order Xiphosurida

Geological Time: Pennsylvanian, Wetsphalian B, Duckmantian Stage, (about 300 mya)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 30 mm x 37 mm

Fossil Site: Crock Hey Open Cast Quarry, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Fossil Code: PFO181

Price: $275.00 - sold


Horseshoe Crab Fossil Euproops rotundatusDescription: Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs) are related to the extinct Eurypterids, and more distantly to spiders and scorpions. They trace their ancestry back to the Cambrian, and proceed into the modern day as the genus Limulus. This one is most like the more common member of the genus Euproops danae found in the Mazon Creek deposits of Illinois. The distinguishing feature of Euproops is the far more rounded (rotund) aspect. The UK location from which this very 3-D specimen was collected is currently now land-filled. This specimen has been lightly enhanced with a water based organic coloring agent. If you wish, it can be easily washed off.

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