Fullux Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Howdy all, Just bought this crustacean concretion from the Atlantic Highlands of New Jersey. The seller has labeled it as hoploparia and I'm hoping for confirmation on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 interesting one About Hoploparia: might be, but, might not be. Only the tips of a claw is preserved, so it is not possible to determine it. Better to label it as "could be Hoploparia". Ask the seller for the missing parts of the crab e.g. what is the stratigraphic position? Hoploparia extincts while the Paleogene, might be Eocene 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullux Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 2 minutes ago, rocket said: interesting one About Hoploparia: might be, but, might not be. Only the tips of a claw is preserved, so it is not possible to determine it. Better to label it as "could be Hoploparia". Ask the seller for the missing parts of the crab e.g. what is the stratigraphic position? Hoploparia extincts while the Paleogene, might be Eocene Did a little more digging. Already knew that this fella is Cretaceous in age, just slipped my mind and I never mentioned it. Cretaceous fossils found in the Atlantic Highlands are of the Navesink Formation according several articles and a paper I saw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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