Xiphosurida indet
Phylum Arthropoda, Class Merostomata, Order Xiphosurida
Geological Time: Lower Ordovician
Size: Fossil
is 48 mm long by 17 mm wide (with telson) on a 105 mm by
60 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Upper Fezouata Formation, Zagora, Morocco
Code: 16208
Price: Sold
 Description:
This arthropod is a member of the Xiphosurida. These ancient relatives
resemble the modern-day horseshoe crabs referred to some as “living
fossils” due to the fact that they have changed but little
over time. This one is in excellent shape, showing detail of the
prosoma (head), segmented opisthosoma (abdomen) and telson (tail)
along with several traces of limbs. |
