RJB Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I was a bit confused at first. Had to reread the last couple of post. Mr. Ron AKA RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 1 hour ago, RJB said: I was a bit confused at first. Had to reread the last couple of post. Mr. Ron AKA RB Yes I think I took us off on a tangent from the world of fossil crabs. You were right to be confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Here's another one, whose claws are in the exact same position that they were uncovered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Nice crabs, Bruce. Good to see you here again. I hope alli is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Just for pleasure, one of my latest prep 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Nice crabs and very nice prep work bruce and caterpillar! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 26 minutes ago, RJB said: Nice crabs and very nice prep work bruce and caterpillar! RB I'll second that! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 @caterpillar, and @bruce Nice crabs! Please Sirs, can We see pictures from other angles? 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...
caterpillar Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Of course 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 6 minutes ago, caterpillar said: Of course Thank You! That is an amazing piece! 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...
caterpillar Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 Beautiful pieces Bruce and Domi... thanks for posting. 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Here is what it looks like from the ventral side. It is small and not well-preserved, so I didn't prep much below the claws. Both claws broke off in the process and it would have been hard to attach any other way then in their original position. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 4 hours ago, bruce said: Here is what it looks like from the ventral side. Thanks for the additional picture. Still a nice piece. 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 September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Many time without posting...here you have a beautiful and rare crab: Menippe frescoensis Rémy, 1960, from the Ypresian of Ivory Coast 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Interesting crab Alex, is that pyrite covering it? Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glu Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Not pyrite, it's sand rich in mica crystals, foraminifera and little pieces of shell. Very nice piece as always, I have a similar one, what's the size of your? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hi Rick, this is glauconite, tiny green crystals 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 On 24/9/2017 at 0:13 AM, glu said: Not pyrite, it's sand rich in mica crystals, foraminifera and little pieces of shell. Very nice piece as always, I have a similar one, what's the size of your? This one is only 45 mm carapace width, but they are bigger, usually. http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Nice Alex And Menippe can be very large http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Amazing! Where is this one from? 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...
PFOOLEY Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Love this thread!...many thanks, @MB. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 12:09 PM, caterpillar said: Of course Caterpillar ,that looks interesting. Do you think the crushing of the carapace is predation? Very special!! Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 On 10/14/2017 at 2:32 PM, fossisle said: On 9/18/2017 at 12:09 PM, caterpillar said: Of course Caterpillar ,that looks interesting. Do you think the crushing of the carapace is predation? No, I don't think so Quote 2 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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