Fossil Eryon from Solnhofen Germany

This aesthetic fossil Eryon comes from the famous Solnhofen lithographic limestone, in Eichstatt, Germany. This region is home to some of the world's most important fossil discoveries, including Archaeopteryx, the feathered dinosaur. TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Eryonidae Genus: Eryon Species: Eryon sp. GEOLOGICAL CONTEXT Location: Solnhofen formation, Bavaria, Germany Age: Late Jurassic, 148 million years old. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dimensions: The plate measures 7.4 x 5.7 inches Specimen measures 4 inches from claw to tail. Weight: 484 grams