Sea scorpion with real head and reconstructed body

Description

The presented exhibit consists of a real head and a professional reconstruction by work of an artist-preparer.
The sea scorpion with real head and reconstructed body is great for an educational collection.
Sea scorpions, also known as eurypters, are a group of fossil arthropods that lived on the Earth in the Paleozoic. They are especially interesting in that, by their example it is possible to trace the transition of life from the aquatic to the terrestrial habitat.
Designation — sea scorpion, eurypterid (
Eurypterus (Balteurypterus) tetragonophtalmus
).
Product type — real fossil head and reconstructed body.
Age — 427 million years (Paleozoic era).
Weight — 248 grams.
Size — 8×6.5×2.5 cm.
Country of detection — Ukraine.