Klerf Formation
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The Klerf Formation is an Early Devonian
(Emsian) formation that includes a Lagerstätte
in the Northern Eifel hills
, at Willwerath near Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In it Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
, a giant eurypterid
was discovered. The Klerf Formation was first described in 1919 by Rudolf Richter (1881-1957).
Devonian
The Devonian is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic Era spanning from the end of the Silurian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya , to the beginning of the Carboniferous Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya...
(Emsian) formation that includes a Lagerstätte
Lagerstätte
A Lagerstätte is a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness.Palaeontologists distinguish two kinds....
in the Northern Eifel hills
Eifel
The Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium....
, at Willwerath near Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In it Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
Jaekelopterus rhenaniae
Jaekelopterus rhenaniae is an extinct species of the Eurypterida . At an estimated length of 2.5 meters , it is one of the two largest arthropods ever discovered...
, a giant eurypterid
Eurypterid
Eurypterids are an extinct group of arthropods related to arachnids which include the largest known arthropods that ever lived. They are members of the extinct order Eurypterida ; which is the most diverse Paleozoic chelicerate order in terms of species...
was discovered. The Klerf Formation was first described in 1919 by Rudolf Richter (1881-1957).