Description
A well preserved shrimp/limestone plate with tree-like manganese oxide dendrites from the famous Solnhofen lagerstatte (from German, meaning a sedimentary deposit exhibiting extraordinary richness and preservation of fossils). A quality piece!
Genus/Species: Aeger tipularis (or tipularius)
Age: Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian/Tithonian ~ 154-145 million)
Location: Solnhofen Limestone Formation, Eichstatt, Bavaria, Germany
Plate Size: 19.5″ long x 14.75″ wide X .25 thick
Weight: 5.7 lbs