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.

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.

Caritodens demissa Pelecypod Fossil

 

The Caritodens demissa (Conrad, 1842) pelecypod fossil found in Jefferson County, Indiana USA (near Madison). Fossil dates to the Ordovician Period. The book Index Fossils of North America by Hervey W. Shimer and Robert R. Shrock 1944 lists this fossil as Pterinea demissa (Conrad, 1842) of the Upper Ordovician Period (Maysville-Richmond). It is described as "Distinguished by its strong concentric growth lines and large anterior ear." The genus Pterina was named by Georg August Goldfuss (1782-1848) in 1832. Original species named Avicula demissa in 1842 by Timothy Abbott Conrad (1803-1877) in the Journal of Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia Volume VIII page 242, plate XIII, figure 3.

Thanks to Kenny for the image.