Corsicana Bouillabaisse

[Uncle Siphuncle]

Buried in my prep bin I found a marl nodule from the Corsicana Formation that I snagged for the gastropod/bivalve association.  Longing for the days before the site was built over, I pulled this thing out for prep.

 

Well surprise, surprise!  Beneath the Neithea bexarensis and Gyrodes rotundus was a Dakoticancer australis carapace completely hidden.  I’m lucky I didn’t run my scribe through it while reducing matrix.  The movable finger from the right chela is poking out from under the Neithea, but I opted not to blow apart the other fossils exploring for appendages.

 

Anyway, it’ll keep.

[Uncle Siphuncle]

[Tidgy's Dad]

I love those sort of surprises. 

Especially when you've had a piece for years.

Gives me a warm glow inside.

Nice find! 

[Fruitbat]

Agreed!  Those are the kinds of surprises that have to make you smile!

 

-Joe

[Fossildude19]

Mmmmmm.  Seafood platter! 

Nice finds, as usual, Dan. 

Thanks for the appetizer.  

[Wrangellian]

Great specimen! And the best part of that association was the thing that was hidden, not what you picked it up for.

[Jeffrey P]

Congratulations Dan. That is a stunning piece! Thanks for sharing it. 

[Ludwigia]

Cool!

[RJB]

Very intersting piece.  That carapace is much bigger than the Dakotacancer crabs from South Dakota.  Very nice.

 

RB