Jurassic Solnhofen Lobster IF-C-17-014 Jurassic For is diminutive size is

For is diminutive size is had powerful pincers and could capture prey of a relatively large size

The Solnhofen Plattenkalk

or Solnhofen Limestone

halfway between Nuremberg (Nurnberg) and Munich (Munchen) and were originally quarried as a source of Lithographic limestone

The Solnhofen beds lie in the German state of Bavaria (Bayern)

Jurassic Solnhofen Lobster IF-C-17-014 Jurassic For is diminutive size isEryma minuta Solnhofen Limestone (Upper Jurassic Tithonian) Eichstatt, Germany This specimen is a very good example of one of the smallest of the Order Reptantia (lobsters) found in the Solnhofen deposits. For is diminutive size is had powerful pincers and could capture prey of a relatively large size. The cephalothorax tapers forward to form an oval shape. Many small specimens are found and may represent juveniles. This genus is often found preserved