Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Mesolimulus walchi Horseshoe Crab Fossil


Mesolimulus walchi (Desmarest, 1822) horseshoe crab fossil found at Eichstätt Germany. Fossil dates to Jurassic Period.

This fossil was on display at American Museum of Natural History in New York City USA as of July 2018.

Monday, May 30, 2022

Belonostomus kochii Fish Fossil

 

Fossil teleost skeleton of a Belonostomus kochii (Agassiz, 1844) on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City USA on July 2018. It's name means "needle-fish mouth". It was collected at Solnhofen, Germany. This creature existed in the late Jurassic Period.