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Texas Cretaceous Crab Leg (Glen Rose formation)


JamieLynn

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HI all! I found a new to me crab leg! At least I'm fairly sure it's a crab leg! But I have not seen one like this. It's from Canyon Lake area in the Lower Glen Rose formation. I've looked at some of the literature but am not seeing anything that looks similar. Any help would be appreciated! 

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I was looking for claws in the literature but think I found a match for Pagurus banderienses. So not a new species, just a new part of the crab. Never found a leg before....

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That is a cool find, Jamie Lynn. :) 

Well spotted!

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17 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

That is a cool find, Jamie Lynn. :) 

Well spotted!

 

Thanks! Yes, I am quite happy. I also found two full claws at this same site that day!  (big one is one inch)

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4 hours ago, JamieLynn said:

I found a match for Pagurus banderienses

 

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