LiamL Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Here's part of a upper lias fossil lobster, i found this at Whitby on the coast before the Covid lockdown earlier this year. I believe the species is Glyphea I do enjoy looking for fossil lobster nodules on the yorkshire coast in England so i'm trying to figure out exactly what i have here. I was told this is a left cephalothorax. So do i have a head and 2 front feet? Or is it the head from a side view. If any body can find any useful diagrams/pictures of what i have it'd be much appreciated. Thanks Liam 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Ooohhhh...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 21 minutes ago, LiamL said: a head and 2 front feet? Or is it the head from a side view. Isn't it the same? Great find anyway My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Nice find! The term "cephalothorax" refers to the fused "head" (cephalo) and thorax. When talking about lobsters and other decapods it doesn't make sense to talk about just the head. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossils-uk Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Liam have you not got the fossils of the Yorkshire coast book from pal ? Has what your looking for in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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