GallinaPinta Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I found this at a river at puerto rico, is it a fossilized crab claw? What type of crab is it? What era is it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 It does look crabby For the age, what other fossils are you finding in the same general area? Do you know the formation you are collecting in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Rustdee said: It does look crabby For the age, what other fossils are you finding in the same general area? Do you know the formation you are collecting in? The formation is the san sebastian limestone, i find many crassostreas, echinolampas, agassia, echinometras and thylechinus, scutellas, clam bivales, steinkerns, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Sebastián_Limestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 difficult to tell the crab from the claw in most cases. Nice crab claw bit. If you google "tertiary or cenozoic Caribbean crabs" you'll probably get some technical papers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Didnt find anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GallinaPinta Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 At least i know for sure its a crab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Did you try using Google Scholar for your search instead of the normal Google search engine? Using the Scholar version tends to bring up more scientifically oriented sources. You could also try searching for something involving the formation you are in. So a search along the lines of “San Sebastian Limestone Fossils” or the like. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now