The SG Fossil Cache - Crustaceans

[-Andy-]

Crustaceans are a large, diverse group of anthropods which includes the crabs, prawns, lobsters, barnacles and other shelled animals. Perhaps owing to their hard shells and marine lifestyles, crustaceans have a rich and extensive fossil record, extending up to the Cambrian, though they do not appear in abundance until the Carboniferous. They make for attractive and familiar fossils, and are one of my favorite groups to collect. Allow me to present my humble collection.

 

Eryon cuvieri
155 million years old | late Jurassic
Solnhofen Limestones; "Plattenkalk” Malm Zeta 2, Eichstatt, Germany

 

 

Galene bispinosa

5 - 1 million years old | Pliocene to Pleistocene
Sangiran, Central Java

Carpopenaeus longistrosis

95.5 - 93 million years old | late Cretaceous
Haquel, Lebanon

Weichangiops rotundus (Triops)

145 - 125 million years old | early Cretaceous
Dabeigou Fm; Hebei province, China
 

[-Andy-]

 

Thalassina emerii

5 - 1 million years old | Pliocene to Pleistocene
Sangiran, Central Java

Balanus (Barnacle)

23 - 5 million years old | Miocene
Venice, Florida, USA

 

Mecochirus longimanatus (Glypheoid lobster)

150.8 - 145.5 million years old | late Jurassic
Solnhofen Limestones; Eichstatt, Germany

(notice the inventory stamp from the Victorian age)

 

Paleocambarus licenti (Crayfish)
130 - 121 million years old | early Cretaceous
Yixian Fm; Jinzhou, Liaoning province, China
Size: 4.6 inches

Sculda syriaca (Mantis Shrimp)

100 - 93.5 million years old | late Cretaceous
Sannine Limestone Fm; Lebanon
Size: 1.6 inches

[Ludwigia]

Very nice specimens!

[Fossildude19]

Amazing fossils, Andy.

Regards,

[ynot]

WOW!!

What a nice load of "crabs" (and shrimps)

Tony

[MB]

Wonderful, andy !

 

[CBOB]

Fascinating specimens!  Really nice collection!

[RJB]

You have some very neato stuff Andy.  One of the best crabs from Java that ive seen.  Very nice. 

 

RB

[Wrangellian]

If your collection is humble, mine is invisible.

[HamptonsDoc]

You must own a warehouse to keep all your fossils!

[-Andy-]

Thanks for the kind comments people!

 

On 2/4/2017 at 9:59 PM, RJB said:

You have some very neato stuff Andy.  One of the best crabs from Java that ive seen.  Very nice. 

 

RB

 

Thanks man. It's not that good imo, it's just the lighting and camera angle of my pictures.

 

6 hours ago, HamptonsDoc said:

You must own a warehouse to keep all your fossils!

 

Oh man I wish! Space in Singapore is scarce(akin to Hong Kong). I live in a flat apartment and my fossils are taking up what little space I have left.

[-Andy-]

A mini update. An exceptionally large clam shrimp.

 

 

Eosestheria sp. (Clam Shrimp)

133 - 120 million years old | early Cretaceous

Jehol Biota; Liaoning

[suchomimus20]

amazing fossil collection you got there.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Beautiful collection.

Thanks for sharing these beauties. 

[sloganc69]

What a great collection!! 

[-Andy-]

Thanks for the kind comments guys. Another small update, a gift from @Stonebone

 

Gooseneck Barnacle
Stramentum elegans
94.3 - 89.3 mya | late Cretaceous
Lower Fairport Chalk Member of the Carlile Shale/Formation
Russell County, Kansas, USA

[Troodon]

Missed your earlier posts, pretty cool material, a very rounded collection.

[Bobby Rico]

Beautiful collection Andy. 

[Wrangellian]

Nice barnacle fossil, you don't see those every day! I'm surprised how old it is.

[-Andy-]

I've always loved eating these guys. I am pleased to finally add one to my fossil collection!

 

Spiny lobster

Palinurus sp.

99.7 - 94.3 mya | late Cretaceous

Sannine Limestone Formation

Hakel, Lebanon

Size: 5.8 inches

[Troodon]

This one would be a bit tough to eat but a cool addition to your collection

[-Andy-]

Another two new happy additions to my collection

 

Galene crab

G. bispinosa

5.33 - 0.01 mya | Pliocene to Holocene

indeterminate stratigraphic unit

Rakhine State, western shore of Myanmar

 

 

Crayfish positive + negative

Cricoidoscelosus aethus

122.5 - 112.6 mya | early Cretaceous

Jiufotang Formation

Sihedang, Lingyuan, Liaoning Province