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Goose Creek Limestone(?) Possible Crab Fossil?


cthamon

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Found this walking some rocks today, thought it kind of resembled a crab. Measures roughly 4.5 inches. Anyone care to give their opinion?

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Crab shell is relatively thin, and composed of calcified chitin. This looks more like a more robust bivalve to me.

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I agree with Rockwood.  Looks like where a bivalve once was.  Shell material of both valves long gone.

 

RB

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