Eurypterid

About it

Sea scorpions: arthropods with a broad head, paddle-shaped swimming legs, and a long tapering body ending in a spike. Eurypterus remipes from Silurian rock of Herkimer County is New York's state fossil; Ontario and Estonia have them too.

Type

Fossil (arthropod)

Group

Eurypterid (arthropod)

Colours

brown, black, grey

Transparency

opaque

Periods

Silurian, Devonian

Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.