-Andy- Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 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 10 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 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 10 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Very nice specimens! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Amazing fossils, Andy. 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...
ynot Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 WOW!! What a nice load of "crabs" (and shrimps) Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Wonderful, andy ! http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Fascinating specimens! Really nice collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 You have some very neato stuff Andy. One of the best crabs from Java that ive seen. Very nice. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 If your collection is humble, mine is invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonsDoc Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 You must own a warehouse to keep all your fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 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. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 A mini update. An exceptionally large clam shrimp. Eosestheria sp. (Clam Shrimp) 133 - 120 million years old | early Cretaceous Jehol Biota; Liaoning 4 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchomimus20 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 amazing fossil collection you got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Beautiful collection. Thanks for sharing these beauties. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloganc69 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 What a great collection!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 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 4 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Missed your earlier posts, pretty cool material, a very rounded collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Beautiful collection Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Nice barnacle fossil, you don't see those every day! I'm surprised how old it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 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 2 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 This one would be a bit tough to eat but a cool addition to your collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 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 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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