bone2stone Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Alex, how small are these latest additions? They all look to be pretty small. Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 have found a couple of interesting crabs recently in the late eocene Castle Hayne Formation; Kier's middle echinoid biozone. One is the internal view of a Calapillia sitzi? carapace. The other needs some prep but doesn't look like the usual crabs found in the unit. Note the tiny Echinocyamus parvus on the rock with the Calapillia. Both crabs are a little bigger than a centimeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Second one looks lobstery to me Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Difficult to say, perhaps a Parthenopidae?... but it needs to be cleaned http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Am going to see if I can get it cleaned professionally soon. Am thinking perhaps Saracarcinus, Viacarcinus or Acantholambrus. Not much point in speculating until it's clean though! On the Calapillia I particularly like the rolled look on the margin which shows the natural separation of the moult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 Am going to see if I can get it cleaned professionally soon. Am thinking perhaps Saracarcinus, Viacarcinus or Acantholambrus. Not much point in speculating until it's clean though! On the Calapillia I particularly like the rolled look on the margin which shows the natural separation of the moult. Yes, it may be... http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbox82 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Found these yesterday working at the fossil site. working on identifying the species. Cameron, TX Paleocene 63mya Wills Point Formation, Midway Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 Take a look here, this is also Wills Point Fm. The first and second ones look as Tehuacana, the others, Raninoides, but is difficult to say with this conservation. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262916480_Decapod_crustaceans_from_the_Paleocene_of_Central_Texas_USA 2 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbox82 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 MB, Thanks, for the link. Great reference publication. As you can see from the pics the crabs are very fragile and will flake away before the shale matrix has had enough time to dry before applying a Paraloid B-72 coating. Another interesting aspect is the mother of pearl color effect of the crab in the sunlight. I have not been able to take any goods pics to reflect the pearl color effect. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 MB, Thanks, for the link. Great reference publication. As you can see from the pics the crabs are very fragile and will flake away before the shale matrix has had enough time to dry before applying a Paraloid B-72 coating. Another interesting aspect is the mother of pearl color effect of the crab in the sunlight. I have not been able to take any goods pics to reflect the pearl color effect. Carl Great to see you posting again, Carl. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaladonna Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Big Brook NJ and far Rockaway beach NY,,, my wee crabs...I have crabs,,,the good ones 😝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Nice !, they look portunids http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoun11 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 hi guy,s i find that this week end, somebody know what kind of species is this crab ? pliocene zemmour morocco 1 The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 hi guy,s i find that this week end, somebody know what kind of species is this crab ? pliocene zemmour morocco PM me, please http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 hi guy,s i find that this week end, somebody know what kind of species is this crab ? pliocene zemmour morocco I'm not sure, but looks Ocypodidae http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I think Ocypodidae has stronger chelipeds http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi guys, To all the Pulalius lovers. After a long time without preparing crabs for me for pleasure, this is one of the smallest ever prepared. And this one gave me problems, the legs were hollow and had to fill them everytime. 2 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Amazing !!!! A little gem. The shell preservation is outstanding. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdauber Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Beautiful little crab, Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 That sure did turn out nicely! It was well worth the effort! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Nice work there Mr. Alex. I never tire of seeing prepped out crabs. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Last find in Madagascar. I think Scylla serrata from pleistocene 2 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Impresive crab, congrat,Cater !!! http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lybyman Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Hello Crabfreaks , after a longer time (sorry ) i'm back with my new homepage : http://www.fossilcrabsandmore.de/ with a lot of pics from my workshop.Enjoy and thanks or looking Sincerely, Axel Edited February 24, 2016 by lybyman http://www.fossilcrabsandmore.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Impressive work, Axel ! http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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