Kolya Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Help please to identify this fossil. Age: Middle Miocene. Size - 3,5 mm. Location: Western Ukraine. Thanks in advance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It is a piece of crab shell. I believe the holes are where sensory hairs stick out of the shell. I find similar pieces here in North Carolina. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolya Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Glad I saw this post...I was wondering what these little holes filled with holes were! I knew they were crab, but wasn't sure about the sensory filliments! The Fossil Forum is so awesome 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Here's a Cretaceous Callianassid shrimp claw tip with similar holes (difficult to see in my photo). The second pic is modern Callianassid claws that I found on the beach with the hair bundles showing on the claw tips. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Learn something new every day! Thanks Aldente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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