sdsnl Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Found in Kenting, Taiwan. The surrounding rocks are an coral reef which, if I understand correctly, is from the Miocene. It is about 20 inches long and is very hard. The black parts seem to be burn marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 No clue, but if it is WOW! It definitely has the shape. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 thats what i was thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Anyway, plenty of fossils in the surrounding rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I don't really see any decapod texture or morphology. I wonder if the black isn't carbonization of something. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I have to agree with Tim as far as it possibly being crab. But if it was holy moly. When i saw it, I thought of how a sting ray looks buried in the sand when you see it at night by light while flounder gigging. But again, it is not that either. I think a very cool geologic feature. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Guest Star Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Are you going to attempt to dig it out? If you do PLEASE post more pictures. That is the most eye popping, jaw dropping, crab looking thing! I hope it is, but if it isn't it's still a really nice looking piece. Let us know if you get a definite ID on it! (My face when I saw that ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm with you on the giant arthropod as far as appearances go and if turns out to be a pseudofossil its pretty convincing ... worth letting an expert take a look definitely. Dont think I'd like that one pinching my foot either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Surely not... but it looks like a crab http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 detailed pictures of the left up corner would help. http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thanks, I don't really know what to look for to identify a crab Unfortunately that's the best picture I have and I have already left the country. I wish I had taken more pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 There are two prominent bumps on the left side of the carapace, proving that this can't be a carapace. It's a geologic feature. I would view this upside down, and declare it to be a giant clam. =-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) I'm not familiar with the fossil fauna of the Kenting area, but reading this document I have a strong geological vibe on what could be the "crab carapace". Please take a look ! From convergent plate margin to arc-continent collision-Formation of the Kenting Mélange, southern Taiwan.compressed.pdf Edit : Meantime,tmaier concluded well. Edited May 25, 2016 by abyssunder 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Anyway, plenty of fossils in the surrounding rocks.Yes, i clearly see a coral at the up of the right side of the photo. I also see pieces of shells. Edited May 26, 2016 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 I'm not familiar with the fossil fauna of the Kenting area, but reading this document I have a strong geological vibe on what could be the "crab carapace". Please take a look ! From convergent plate margin to arc-continent collision-Formation of the Kenting Mélange, southern Taiwan.compressed.pdf Zhang et al. 2015 GR. From convergent plate margin to arc-continent collision-Formation of the Kenting Mélange, southern Taiwan_1.jpgZhang et al. 2015 GR. From convergent plate margin to arc-continent collision-Formation of the Kenting Mélange, southern Taiwan_2.jpg Edit : Meantime,tmaier concluded well. Thanks! The rock is like H in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Anyway, plenty of fossils in the surrounding rocks. Yes, i clearly see a coral at the up of the right side of the photo. I also see pieces of shells. You have good eyes! Took some time for me to zoom in and find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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