PRK Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Here is a repost from my " minis" topic. My tiniest Oligocene crab. Pulalius Edited December 4, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Lovely, it has a lot of detail despite its small size. Great find! Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 ohoho that is very cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Ware was it found ?? Vary tiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) It's from a small and (at the time ) fresh roadcut. ALL the crabs I found there were quite small ( and luckily, the smallest crab I found there was a complete one). In this part of the cut, the side slopes were unstable and constantly slumping, creating fresh material every time I passed by. However, the highway department didnt like the earth movement onto the highway, and unceremoniously hydromulched the exposure so as to stableize it, ending my collecting at the "crab nursery". It is totally overgrown now and I can't even tell it was nice bedrock once upon a time. Edited June 17, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Seriously nice crab fossil! Thanks for posting. "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 never seen one that small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 That is a really neat tiny critter there. Never saw one that small - except for the live ones at the beach. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) GEE! I wonder who's in there? No need to crack it, and I know, not a mini. This is another oligocene conc from another locale, But It kinda goes hand in hand with the previous pic post. It looks like the crab has been trapped in that nodule a looong time, and is fighting to escape. Edited November 30, 2012 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 ROCKS GOT CLAWS! This changes everything! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Change is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Are they from Washington? Really cool to see small crab bet the small cons were hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Are you gonna prep the mini and the mega sized crabs? I wanna see what's inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Ok here is my tiniest crab from the Eocene Appian way of Vancouver Island Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Nice http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Great examples....Youve seen these before no doubt but heres my contribution... Euproops 4mm across headshield & a bigger one... (I say bigger one and not 'adult' as I have been informed someone is doing research currently suggesting the coal swamp crabs may just be early growth stages of horseshoe crabs that were hatched in the swamps for their protection from predation whilst juvenile)...Interesting theory!... Apparently there was a large example found at Mazon Creek?...I havent personally seen any bigger than 6cm across the headshield... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Het TD! How big IS the "bigger guy?" PRK... The big one is 50mm across the headshield.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hey PRK What is the Genus of the crabs in the last two examples of you minis, especially the last one the "bigger mini". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 They are Pulalius Vulgaris from the lincoln creek formation. . fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) Hi Steve - since there are several genera of crabs from this locale, ive found there is really no way I could definitely pin a genus on the unopened ones. Also there is doubt to their ID, as crabs of this size from this area have not been officially studied Edited June 18, 2013 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) The claws are a dead ringer for Pulalius. I am interested in seeing more species from these locals you collected these from. I have only found two species at those spots so far. Pulalius and Panopeus with an occasional calanassa sp claw. The larger concretion will have a very nicely colored crab in it like this: Edited December 3, 2012 by micropterus101 fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 that mini crab is awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 That ventral Pulalius is awesome! fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 That ventral Pulalius is awesome! Yes sir, that's a very clean and detailed ventral prep. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) here's a tiny one from the Castle Hayne Formation, Sequence 4, Late Eocene of North Carolina. Dromidia? Sorry about the poor focus.... Edited December 10, 2012 by Plax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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