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Just found this juvenile Eurypterid a couple hours ago....went rubble picking today in the Silurian waterlimes. I got very lucky....like 1 in 10 years of searching lucky. Time to get some lottery tickets! All kidding aside....I’m floored....super happy. I’ve been trying to find a nice Eurypterid for years ever since my first hunt in 2010-11. It’s about 1.5 inches. Juvenile for sure. It has walking legs and the swimming paddle on the left side. The right walking legs and paddle could be present but I’m too afraid to touch it. Here is a raw shot from the field. After a cleaning and application of a thin thin layer of washable Elmer’s glue and water to make it pop more. Picture with a scale. I also found this quality prosoma. I did find 2 other partial prosomas, body segments, a telson (mostly covered), a mouth plate with nice teeth, and I took home a few chucks of the Phelps member to freeze thaw. Never know right?! All my finds are in rubble so I might as well bring some rubble home haha. That’s all, just really excited..... Al