Freshwater Crab - Potamon Sp. - Fossil Specimen epidote group ilvite 7 XL 66 76

7 XL 66 76

25cm x 425cm

Approximate Size of 1 piece: 10cm x 9

Geological Age: Late Cretaceous

where surrounding minerals limited full crystal expression but still allowed for defined edges and faces

Freshwater Crab - Potamon Sp. - Fossil Specimen epidote group ilvite 7 XL 66 76Mined from: Anatolia, Turkey Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: Pleistocene Epoch, about 2. 58 to 0. 0117 mya Description: This one of a kind Potamon sp. fossil shows a small freshwater crab preserved in raised relief on a pale tan travertine slab. The crab sits clearly above the matrix, with the rounded carapace, claws, and leg elements still easy to read. The surrounding slab has a bubbly, nodular surface that gives the whole piece a natural spring