MOROPUS Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 This nice little bug ,was found by me and a friend on a coastal cliff in Cantabria, northern Spain, several years ago.The other concretion slice, just broke up into zillions like a piece of glass! .Although it is a negative print fossil, I manage to id it as Mecochirus Magnus,from the middle cretaceous. Some years later, we decided to go there again, and the place was literally spreded with fossil hunters. .Because of this,several disturbances on this cove`s envirommental were made, and the danger of the cliffs (some unconcious hunters injured by rocks), the beach is now forbbiden to fossil hunters. Look at the head detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Sometimes a few bad hunters ruin everything for the rest of us, nice negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Very interesting! How big is it? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It really is sad that all the 'good decent' people of the world has to pay for the few inconsiderate A@%holes of the world for all kinds of stuff, not just fossil hunting. One of the reasons I left sucksville california. Its amazing how many nice fossil sites ive seen closed off. I keep wondering what what kind of world my great, great grandchildren will have to live in? It wont be pretty!!! and sorry to say MOROPUS, but Im am absolutly spoiled when it comes to the fossil lobsters. Im so used to the nice 3-D ones that I get, that everything else is just so-so to me. Poor me, right? Actually Im just lucky. I dont mean to take anything away from your fossil, but please enjoy these photos. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Those are really cool!!!!!!!!! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 BEEEEEUTIFUL KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 This nice little bug ,was found by me and a friend on a coastal cliff in Cantabria, northern Spain, several years ago.The other concretion slice, just broke up into zillions like a piece of glass! .Although it is a negative print fossil, I manage to id it as Mecochirus Magnus,from the middle cretaceous.Some years later, we decided to go there again, and the place was literally spreded with fossil hunters. .Because of this,several disturbances on this cove`s envirommental were made, and the danger of the cliffs (some unconcious hunters injured by rocks), the beach is now forbbiden to fossil hunters. Look at the head detail "Meyeria magna", please http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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