Re: Mini-monsters...
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2023 1:05 pm
That is beautiful.livingplanet3 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:02 pm While we're on the topic of large, non-insect arthropods: hanging on my wall, I have this cast resin replica of Mixopterus kiaeri, a large Sea Scorpion (Eurypterid) from the Silurian Period (400 million years ago). It was cast from a specimen found in Norway by Professor Johan Kiaer in 1909. The original is on display in the University of Oslo's Palaeontological Museum. It's quite an exceptional fossil in that it's a complete specimen - usually, all that is found of this species are just isolated pieces of armor. It measures 33" long (83.8 cm) X 12" (30.5 cm) wide -
I found a Eurypterid fossil when I was in high school, though only 1/2" long it was complete. Left it in the rock, came back with a hammer and chisel, and couldn't locate it again, even though I was absolutely within a meter of it. I also returned 20 years later, and again couldn't locate it.