Description
Jurassic Solnhofen Shrimp
- Antrimpos sp.
- Jurassic Age
- Solnhofen Limestone
- Near Hienheim, Germany
- This HIGH-QUALITY GIANT SHRIMP displays nicely on its slab of limestone that measures approx. 12.5″ long x 10.5″ tall x 1″ thick. The shrimp itself measures approx. 7″ long x 4″ tall in a straight-line measurement
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The Solnhofen beds lie in the German state of Bavaria (Bayern), halfway between Nuremberg (Nürnberg) and Munich (München). The beds were originally quarried as a source of Lithographic limestone.
During the Late Jurassic, this area was an archipelago at the edge of the Tethys Sea.
