Mesolimulus walchi, Horseshoe Crab, small (Replica) Oviraptor The original fossil was found

The original fossil was found in the Late Cretaceous deposits of the Niobrara Formation of Western Kansas

This specimen is from the Cretaceous Period

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Unlike other species of Gastornis

Actinocrinites gibsoni

Mesolimulus walchi, Horseshoe Crab, small (Replica) Oviraptor The original fossil was foundComing from the famous 150 million year old Jurassic Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone deposits near Eichstatt, Germany, this is a fine replica example of the Horseshoe Crab Mesolimulus walchi. Xiphosura, the horseshoe crabs, are related to the extinct Eurypterids, and more distantly to spiders and scorpions. Their lineage traces back to the Cambrian, and extends to modern times as the genus Limulus. This fossil is of a similar genus known as