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Fossil Name:
//Eurypterus remipes (Sea Scorpion)//

//Description of Organism://
//Scorpion like creature with 6 legs but the claws seem to be behind the legs. Preserved in a dolostone matrix, this creature was a water dweller that could grow from 2.5 to 3 meters.//

Time Existed:
In the waters of the Early Silurian Period, 425 Million Years Ago

Preservation:
Found in large dolostone matrix a form of sedimentary rock (?)

Founder:
Allan Lang Quarry

Reason for state fossil:
It was found in New York and the general area of New York. It is also the only region where you can find fossils of these kinds so well preserved and good shape.

Resources:
Eurypterid. (n.d.). //Fossils Geological Time and Evolution//. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.fossilmuseum.net/fossils/Chelicerata/Eurypterus- remipes/Eurypterus.htm

Eurypterus remipes. (n.d.). //Eurypterus remipes//. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from www1.newark.ohio- state.edu/Professional/OSU/Faculty/jstjohn/Cool%20Fossils/Eurypterus- remipes.htm

Eurypterus remipes - BugGuide.Net. (n.d.). //Welcome to BugGuide.Net! -// //BugGuide.Net//. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://bugguide.net/node/view/504349/bgpage

Langheinrich Fossil Preserve Inc. Not-for-Profit Organization : welcome. (n.d.). // Langheinrich Fossil Preserve Inc. Not-for-Profit Organization : welcome //. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.statefossil.org/index.htm

New York State Fossil - Eurypterus Remipes: NYS Emblems: New York State Library. (n.d.). // Home page: New York State Library //. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/emblems/fossil.htm

New York State Fossil - Prehistoric Sea Scorpion. (n.d.). //State Symbols USA - official// // state and national symbols, emblems, icons //. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/New_York/fossil_seascorpion.html