palaeopix Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 This crab along with another of the same type are currently with Torrey Nyborg of Loma Linda University in California. I'm told they are Paradoxicarcinus sp. (possibly P. nimonoides or maybe something new). At any rate Torrey Nyborg expressed interest in examining and describing them because he felt they may be something new. If they are indeed new and/or are published they will be donated to the Royal British Columbia Museum, in my hometown of Victoria (BC), not far from where these and other crab fossils were found). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Nice. I do hope they are something new. Good luck! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Lovely little crab! Hope it is new as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Very good! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice. I do hope they are something new. Good luck! Thanks! We'll have to wait and see what the experts think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Heteromorph said: Lovely little crab! Hope it is new as well. I've been holding on to this little guy for nearly 30 years so a few more months of waiting seems nothing to find out if it's something new! I'm just really happy that Torrey Nyborg thought it was worth examining more closely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hey Dan, I hope they turn out to be new. Torrey is a good guy to work with, in my experience. Great to see you back on the Forum! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: Hey Dan, I hope they turn out to be new. Torrey is a good guy to work with, in my experience. Great to see you back on the Forum! Don Hey Don, good to be back! I haven't done any collecting in years, but I'm starting to send things out to various people to study. Fingers crossed that some may end up making it to publication and find a permanent home at the RBCM. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Great find, yes, it recall Paradoxicarcinus, but wait what torray says. 1 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 10 hours ago, MB said: Great find, yes, it recall Paradoxicarcinus, but wait what torray says. Thanks Alex! I'm excited to see what Torrey finally decides. He mentioned wanting to examine the spines in more detail. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Cool find that has been in storage for 30 years...ha ha. Your specimen sure has Paradoxicarcinus nimonoides features. Hopefully, a close look will show the spines on the front and lateral margins. Do you have the negative? We thought this crab was limited to one spot when the paper got published, but now has been found at a number of spots. Its a very cool crab and would be cool if it turns out to be a new species. I tried sending a link to a paper, but you might try it. https://www.google.com/search?q=Paradoxicarcinus&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizsvT3qa_iAhUOTN8KHdhmBH4QsAR6BAgIEAE&biw=1920&bih=937# . [PDF]TREATISE ONLINE Smithsonian Institution View PDF Related images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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