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Hi all,

 

Found this 2 days ago on the Zandmotor (Netherlands). I have no clue what it is... 

 

Anyone know what it could be from?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Max

 

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I'm not familiar with the crustaceans from the Netherlands .. but it looks like a hairy crab underbelly.

 

Cheers,

Brett

 

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Yup, that be a crab. 

“...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin

Happy hunting,

Mason

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25 minutes ago, RJB said:

@Brett Breakin' Rocks, In not interested in the modern crab sternum, but very interested in seeing a better photo of those crab concretions you have in your photo!!!  Those look very cool!!! 

 

RB

Haha .. which photo is that RB ? ... I grabbed these images from online. One is from a fisherman from the Netherlands. :D

 

Cheers,

Brett

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@Brett Breakin' Rocks @Taogan @WhodamanHD

 

Thanks for the help! Must have been a big crab. The most common crab in the North Sea is, I think, the Cancer pagurus. 

When I found it, I did think of crab, but as I was only thinking about its armor, I discarded the idea. Guess you also have to look beneath things!

 

Best regards,

 

Max

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"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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