mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Eurypterus, a fossil eurypteridThe paddles used for swimming are very conspicuous in the Silurian eurypterid Eurypterus from New York State. This individual measures 12 cm in length
Limulus polyphemus, horsehoe crabLS Plate 95 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Fossilised MesolimulusThis fossil, Mesolimulus, a horseshoe crab, is an impressive 40 centimetres long. Preserved in the fine mud of a lagoon in Solenhofen, Germany, about 150 million years ago
Naraoia compacta, trilobite
Mesolimulus, a fossil horseshoe crabThe Jurassic horseshoe crab Mesolimulus, 17 cm long, from the famous fossil locality of Solnhofen in Bavaria, Germany
Eurypterius lacustris, sea scorpionThis Devonian sea scorpion is preserved in fine siltstone and is from Canada. These predatory aquatic arthropods had a segemented, body large eyes and strong claws
Limulus polyphemus, horseshoe crabFossil of the oldest crab in the world. The species is estimated to be at least 300 million years old and is characterised by a long, pointed tail
Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion