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Fossil Crab

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Fossil Crab

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Pammukale, Denizli Province, Turkey
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.7 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
240.00gr
Description

The last of our beautiful, well preserved fossil crabs (potamidae) in a cavity in travertine. The crab was totally incrusted and later replaced by calcite. It was found in an outcrop a few kilometers from Denizli, close to the world heritage of the famous white travertine falls and terraces of Pamukkale (if you haven't heard of this before you should check for pictures online - it's one of the most beautiful geological wonders of the world). The age is Pleistocene.

Those crabs are very rare. Mining has stopped at the locality and it's almost impossible to get anything like this out of Turkey.

We managed to find three specimens. The fossil is very sharp and shows nice contrast. Specially the eye-holes are very well preserved.

The travertine around the fossil is roughly cut.

The buyer will receive photocopies of a scientific publication about that find.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Crab

Variety Of: 

Animal

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