Fine Antrimpos Solnhofen Shrimp Fossil
Exquisite Lagerstatt Preservation

Antrimpos speciosus Shrimp Fossil

Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda

Geological Time: Jurassic

Size: Fossil shrimp is 18.4 cm (7 1/4”) following the curvature of the body. The plate size is 27.9 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10”)

Fossil Site: Solnhofen Lagerstatt, "plattenkalk Malm Zeta 2, Eichstatt, Germany

Code: PFS016

Price: $250.00 - sold

Antrimpos speciosuss Solnhofen Shrimp FossilDescription: Presented is a large and good quality specimen of Antrimpos speciosus.
Much of the carapace and body features have been skillfully preserved and curated by
a master German craftsman. It has good presence and resides comfortably on it’s large lithographic limestone plate. Note the specimen’s fine color and presence. The plate was cracked and repaired. Only the long flowing antennae are missing on this specimen.

This spectacular fossil comes from the lithographic limestone Solnhofen deposits of Germany. These 150 million year old deposits are famous for their exceptionally well-preserved organisms, the most famous of which are the handful of specimens of the ancient bird Archaeopteryx.

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