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Hi everyone,

I would like some help with 2 Late Campanian crab specimens found some time ago. The first is some type of crab claw. The second is a partial crab carapace. I haven’t been able to find anything that really matches them.

 

They are both 1 centimeter in maximum dimension.

 

Thanks for any help!

 

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Added specimen size.

“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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Certainly appear to be to me.  The claw: crab or 'ghost shrimp'?  The small, ornamental 'bumps'---I'm sure there's a technical term here that I'm missing--remind me of Callionassa-type 'ghost shrimp'.

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7 hours ago, hemipristis said:

Certainly appear to be to me.  The claw: crab or 'ghost shrimp'?  The small, ornamental 'bumps'---I'm sure there's a technical term here that I'm missing--remind me of Callionassa-type 'ghost shrimp'.

 

Both of them are definitely some type of crustacean other than the Protocallianassa ghost shrimp or Hoploparia lobster. Ghost shrimp have smooth claws except for the third arm segment.

 

Just realized I forgot to add the size of the specimens! They are both ~1 cm.

“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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