Crab? Pareidolia? What?

[butchndad]

Like all of us I pick up a lot of maybes/I don’t knows. I took this one home for a better look. With the loupe I think I see something and crab is my best guess. The whole piece is 1.5 inches. I don’t want to believe this is geologic. Your help greatly appreciated.

 

 

[old bones]

I see crab! Or lobster... I don’t think it’s your imagination.

[Paleostoric]

Yup, I see a crab as well. That claw looks cool. At least, I think I see a claw...

[PaleoNoel]

Definitely crustacean, awesome find!

[Rockwood]

I think ghost shrimp are more common there at the very least.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice find! 

Not your imagination 

[Fossildude19]

+1 for Ghost Shrimp. 

Nice find! Well spotted.   

[The Jersey Devil]

Nice find, pretty hard to find the Protocallianassa claws in more complete shape. You got one with 2 claw segments and pincers on the left of pic; there might be more to the specimen such as the other claw on the right (need to remove matrix). There is also a chance that the stuff on the right are worm burrows.

[bthemoose]

Excellent find!

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

Nice !!! .. hmm .. I'm feeling hungry now.

 

Cheers,

B

[Jeffrey P]

Absolutely great find! However, it looks like it will be difficult to prepare. You may want to take it to a professional. 

[butchndad]

1 hour ago, The Jersey Devil said:

Nice find, pretty hard to find the Protocallianassa claws in more complete shape. You got one with 2 claw segments and pincers on the left of pic; there might be more to the specimen such as the other claw on the right (need to remove matrix).

 easy to confirm now that you gave it a name

copied here is a photo of a ghost shrimp burrow from www.fossilsofnj.com.  ironically the same day as i found the Protocallianassa you identified i also picked up another maybe which i already discarded to my "nah" pile but matches up with this photo.  will have to post in a following post for confirmation.  Nice to give my ghost shrimp a home of his own.

 

2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

+1 for Ghost Shrimp. 

Nice find! Well spotted.   

2 hours ago, Rockwood said:

I think ghost shrimp are more common there at the very least.

 

[butchndad]

2 3/8 inches

 

 

[jpc]

Nice find. If it has a second pincer, it will be either bigger or smaller.  

[Top Trilo]

You could enter it in the Fossil of the Month. There are no entries yet and this is a very cool fossil.