New Members fossilfelix Posted January 3, 2016 New Members Share Posted January 3, 2016 Any idea what this fossil is? How old? Found in North Plains OR. It's inside a round, hard ball of dirt. Local museum says it's a crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 The round ball thing is called a nodule. Can't tell you what it is, it does have a texture on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Welcome to the forum! It looks crabby to Me, but maybe a lobster as well. Waiting to see what others have to say about it. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Carinaranina crab from Oregon, miocene I think Edited January 3, 2016 by fossisle 1 Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Wow... That is a very nice specimen. Oregon and WA are well known for their crab fossils, but this NOT one of the common ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Have a look at THIS PDF. Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
RJB Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Some kind of raninid for sure and from the color it looks like it came from Texas. Just guessing. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now