Corolla NC Shrimp?

[Katherinez]

Corolla NC beach. I danced and jumped for joy, no regrets. Shrimp? Age? Anything you can figure out?  I am blown away, as we get crab pieces, coral and sea Robin skull plates .. but nothing like this in 30 years.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Some sort of small lobster, I think.

Great find.

[Fossildude19]

Shrimp or lobster, I think.  

Great find! Congratulations.

[Darktooth]

Great find!

[caldigger]

I would lean more toward lobster also.

[Rockwood]

2 hours ago, Katherinez said:

I danced and jumped for joy, no regrets.

Way to go.  

[jpc]

wow!

[Ludwigia]

Fantastic!! That's museum worthy. FotM! Are you going to get it prepped?

[FossilNerd]

Very nice! Congrats! 

[Al Dente]

Very nice. It might be a mantis shrimp similar to Squilla.

 

 

[KingSepron]

I saw your post on Reddit about this too! Good find

[Mark Kmiecik]

And the catch of the day is very nice.

[cck]

Do you think this has something to do with the recent beach replenishment? I’ve heard lots of stories lately of finds on these usually devoid of fossils barrier islands...

[Planko]

That is really cool. Congrats!

[Katherinez]

On ‎1‎/‎26‎/‎2020 at 4:40 AM, Ludwigia said:

Fantastic!! That's museum worthy. FotM! Are you going to get it prepped?

I have tried to contact a few folks... one in NY... one at Yale... no response.  Some great people at Kent State said they would prep it for me - so I believe it will go to them next week for a cleanup!  They haven't seen anything quite like it - I can't wait to find out more.

[Katherinez]

On 1/26/2020 at 6:38 AM, Al Dente said:

Very nice. It might be a mantis shrimp similar to Squilla.

Very close, yes!

[Plax]

From Corolla it should be an extant species. Am thinking those outer banks concretions are Pleistocene to recent. It is a very remarkable specimen.

[Andy B]

Very cool!!!

[Al Dente]

Here's some photos and a story about a fossil blue crab found in the same area. -https://www.bluecrab.info/fossil.htm

[Katherinez]

That is a beauty! I have a bunch of blue crab fossil pieces. My 84 year old mother found the most complete one we have a few weeks ago. But gosh a whole one... Beautiful.

 

I am glad that person had someone look at the crab. A whole one is an amazing find here!

[cck]

Wow! That’s new to me ... great find, and I’ll have to keep my eyes open next vacation! Thanks for sharing.

[Katherinez]

UPDATE:

 

I wanted to share the latest.  Kent State is cleaning it up for me!  Upon first look, it may be a stomatopod, possibly related to Squilla.  (Mantis shrimp)

 

I can't wait to see it prepped!

 

 

[Katherinez]

On 1/29/2020 at 12:59 PM, Katherinez said:

Very close, yes!

Update.... Kent State is cleaning it and they think the same thing!  You were right on the money!

[Zenmaster6]

I was thinking mud shrimp

[Frank Eaton]

I found this one eroding out of the James City mud today. Never seen anything like it. This is even more obviously a mantis shrimp- probably buried in its burrow and preserved in the anaerobic mud.