Amazing Sea Scorpion - On matrix - Eurypterus (Baltoeurypterus) tetragonophthalmus Fischer, 1839

While Eurypterids (“Sea Scorpions”) are uncommon fossils worldwide, New York state and Ukraine are one of the few places where conditions for preservation have been ideal. They were large arthropod predators during the Silurian and Devonian, reaching a maximum length of 2 meters . Eurypterus (Baltoeurypterus) tetragonophthalmus Fischer, 1839 , is presumed to have crawled along the seafloor, using its grasping pincers to seize trilobites and other prey. This fine example is a juvenile, and has the swimming paddles and some walking legs preserved. The segmentation of the meso- and metasoma is well detailed, and the specimen is well-centered on the matrix. Compound eyes are 3D , not flat. Telson is in perfect condition. Matrix is 15 x 15,5 x 3 cm. Restored in Mesosoma( from the 4th to the 9th tergites in the middle as the stone plits badly) . Matrix is been restored as it was broken in two. Beautiful rare specimen.