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| EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Tumidocarcinus giganteus |
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| Stock Number XICR801 |
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Name:
Tumidocarcinus giganteus
Age: Miocene
Formation: Glenafric Beach
Location: Waipara, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Size: Concretion is about 3.5 inches across
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This is an amazing crab fossil. It is a very inflated Tumidocarcinus giganteus from the Miocene of New Zealand. This crab was found in a very hard, dense concretion, and the concretion has been laboriously prepared to reveal this fabulous fossil - the preparation of this specimen took almost 50 hours! The crab is extremely 3-dimensionally preserved and exhibits great detail. The carapace, huge claws, and the legs are intact and beautifully displayed. This is very rare - usually, only a few of the legs are fossilized. The arthropod has excellent natural color and anazing contrast and is well displayed in the large concretion. This is a very complete and collectible specimen of this cool fossil crab from Down Under.
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