-Andy- Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Hi all, I recently got this crab as a gift from a Burmese friend. He said it came from the Rakhine State, western shore of Myanmar. He said his friend found it there. Unfortunately, neither of them kept any extra provenance detail about it. I can find no info whatsoever about this crab online. I don't think Myanmar fossils outside of amber have easily accessible documentation. This crab looks like it might be a Galene bispinosa. Does anyone know what species it is, and what age or formation it possibly came from? Thank you. 3 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Dunno, but it’s one cool crab! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 @MB 1 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...
MB Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Galene... surely G. bispinosa 2 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ooops, sorry, you knew his name already, from me in another forum. The age, the same answer that there, not very old, Plio? Pleisto? http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Maybe not very old, but a cool looking crab nonetheless. Of course, almost all crab are cool looking. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 On 30/10/2019 at 1:24 AM, MB said: Ooops, sorry, you knew his name already, from me in another forum. The age, the same answer that there, not very old, Plio? Pleisto? Thanks. I have no idea how old it is either. No one has any info about it. I can only guess it to be "not very old" based on the age of G. bispinosa Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Are those bryozoans covering it in places? (Modern or fossil?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 09/11/2019 at 11:46 AM, Wrangellian said: Are those bryozoans covering it in places? (Modern or fossil?) I can't tell. They look old but I am not good at identifying between modern and fossil bryozoans Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Can't help, but I like the crab. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I have one that looks very similar. I purchased it 12-15 years ago. It was listed as "new find, unidentified genus and species" from China, Tertiary period. I had forgotten about it until I saw your post. Mine looks like it has better details, so maybe it can help in the identification process. Photo below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thanks! I can't tell much either but I gotta say - the details on yours is astonishing Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thanks Andy. Maybe someone in the group will actually know what genus & species is it and we will both astonished. I took my time prepping this one, but might have overdone the underside some??? It would be nice for both of us to finally have a name for it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Ruger9a said: Thanks Andy. Maybe someone in the group will actually know what genus & species is it and we will both astonished. I took my time prepping this one, but might have overdone the underside some??? It would be nice for both of us to finally have a name for it!! I am quite sure mine is Galene bispinosa, or at least a cf. Galene bispinosa. I am unsure if yours is the same though Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Happy and relieved you were able to identified your crab. I can't seem to find much on crabs in the Tertiary period or Galene bispinosa. The guy I purchased mine from is located in China. Not too sure the crab is "actually" from China though, it might have been just the way he posted it. When I asked for more information all he kept saying is "genuine fossil, genuine, it genuine". I guess I'll just put it away for now and maybe someday...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Ruger9a said: Happy and relieved you were able to identified your crab. I can't seem to find much on crabs in the Tertiary period or Galene bispinosa. The guy I purchased mine from is located in China. Not too sure the crab is "actually" from China though, it might have been just the way he posted it. When I asked for more information all he kept saying is "genuine fossil, genuine, it genuine". I guess I'll just put it away for now and maybe someday...... Some of the Facebook groups like Paleontology or Fossil Decapods might be able to help Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 @MB The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 12 hours ago, Ruger9a said: I have one that looks very similar. I purchased it 12-15 years ago. It was listed as "new find, unidentified genus and species" from China, Tertiary period. I had forgotten about it until I saw your post. Mine looks like it has better details, so maybe it can help in the identification process. Photo below. Are you sure yours is a fossil? It looks awfully good for being a fossil. I tend to question any fossil that comes from China, though. 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...
Ruger9a Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 It didn't look that way when I received it. Took months of "careful" prepping/detailing to get it to it's current state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Andy, I don't have a facebook account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 18/11/2019 at 6:53 PM, Ruger9a said: It didn't look that way when I received it. Took months of "careful" prepping/detailing to get it to it's current state. Your crab is Galene bispinosa, sure, like the Burmese one but with diferent preservation, and maybe diferent age. But no age is confirmated neither the exact locality of those fossils. They would be, surely from the Holocene of "Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China" as it were labelled the first ones on the market. Do you prepared it or you puchased it like it is? http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thanks MB, another I can move from the unidentified draw. I prepared it, took a while and I was getting frustrated. I should have quit, but couldn't and got a little carried away on the underside...……. and it shows. I left some of the matrix under the claw arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 well done http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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