New Members Peterharries162 Posted May 5 New Members Share Posted May 5 My daughter found this today on the beach in north wales United Kingdom, near to where some sea lions live just wondering is it a fossil or just a tusk or is it neither ? Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) Im not 100% sure on this one, but im getting crab claw vibes from that. Edited May 5 by Brevicollis 8 I like fossils... Thats all I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 +1 for crab claw. 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...
Mahnmut Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Agree with crab claw, big one! Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Mahnmut said: Agree with crab claw, big one! In the north sea, there are some big crab species like "cancer pagurus" or lobsters, which claws can get absolutely massive. But when I look at lobster claws, they dont seem to match, so I would guess, and im not an expert, that this might be a worn and old "cancer pagurus" upper claw half. Big crabs of this species can have a body lenght (without legs) up to 20 centimeters, and can get (also without legs) up to 30 centimeters wide. So now imagine the claws of a crab this big. You definetly dont want to get your finger in between them. Here a screenshot for comparison : And if you want to know, where I have all these informations from, it was a quick research on good ol Wikipedia. Edited May 5 by Brevicollis 1 1 I like fossils... Thats all I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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