Jazfossilator Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I'm wondering if someone can identify a species based on this bit of claw, doubtful but I try to be a glass half full kind of guy, I tried to photograph the details. Any info or ideas would be great! Found at Myrtle Beach South Carolina, unlike other crab claws I've found there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Looks like it might be an Interior cast of one which might make identification a bit on the difficult side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 6 hours ago, caldigger said: Looks like it might be an Interior cast of one which might make identification a bit on the difficult side. It's actually the outer shell filled with matrix, I can see how it would look that way though, I'm just wondering what kind of Family of crab has such straight tubular claws and rows of tiny bumps lining them, but there are probably many that do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 It's parts of the palm and most of the movable finger of a crab, possibly Avitelmesus though that's pretty much a guess. Perhaps @Plax can help, he knows the North/South Carolina fauna well. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nothing particular comes to mind. Sorry about that. Too many possibilities with the Peedee, Goose Creek, Waccamaw and Canepatch formations all being represented on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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