#fossilized crab

[srlgemstone]

Pleistocene Epoch Fossilized Crab

Potamon sp. Crab Fossil; Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 - 0.012 MYA)

[maggotmuncher0]

i have exams in a week

[seaanimalsdotcom]

Hedgehog-crab

Hedgehog Crab (Derilambrus angulifrons)

This spiky little crustacean belongs to the Parthenopidae family and is found in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Its spiny shell helps it blend in with rocky environments, offering protection from predators.

Despite its cute appearance, this crab is a skilled scavenger, feeding on small invertebrates and organic debris!

[casualcarpetshark]

BOW DOWN TO THE ANCIENT ONE

[transparentfossil]

2.16" Potamon crab fossil in travertine

[flunkyofmalcador]

Famous crab 🦀 of history. It is FROM Turkey, not made of Turkey.

PS Over 6,000 notes! I’m happy Turkey the Crab brings joy to so many of you.

[foxsnails]

Living Fossils - Creatures that remain seemingly unchanged by time. Here's the Coelacanth, the Sturgeon, the Gar, the Horseshoe Crab and the Nautilus! (Gouache on 50x40cm canvas, SOLD)

[trisarahtops-sketches]

Ocean fossils, living or not 🐚

[samimarkart]

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[mindblowingscience]

Most animals and plants never fossilize. For those that do, it's usually only hard parts such as bones and shells that preserve. However, in some exceptional cases, soft tissues such as muscles and gills survive the fossilization process and can present a wealth of information about the biology and ecology of ancient organisms. In a paper recently published in Palaeontologia Electronica, Dr. Adiel Klompmaker, University of Alabama Museums' curator of paleontology, and colleagues reported on a remarkable crab with multiple mineralized soft tissues preserved. This crab lived 75 million years ago during the Cretaceous in the area of present-day South Dakota in an ancient sea known as the Western Interior Seaway.

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[srlgemstone]

Potamon sp. Crab Fossil; Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 - 0.012 MYA)

[swainathan]

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Ghost Shrimp (Silly Guy)

Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.)

This transparent crustacean belongs to the Palaemonidae family and is commonly found in coastal waters, estuaries, and even freshwater habitats worldwide.

Due to their see-through bodies, they blend almost perfectly into their environment, making them excellent at avoiding predators!

They are constantly digging and burrowing, which helps aerate the seafloor and keep ecosystems healthy.

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[transparentfossil]

Pleistocene Fossil Freshwater Crab Preserved in Travertine - UV Reactive Calcite/Aragonite Specimen

[ardenrosegarden]

WAIT is that crab fossil really A Fossil??? It looks like cookie dough to me :/

Ahaha omg yeah it does!

While it's entirely possible, just like any fossil for sale, the crab may have been casted in resin or doctored, I couldn't verify (usually I need to see it in person unless there's something really off 😅), but fossils like these tend to be pretty common anyway.

The reason the crab looks like that is because it's preserved in travertine. Kind of like how your pipes and appliances might build up lime over time, so do natural areas sometimes, so things that fall into the environment get "coated" and end up looking like they're cookie dough or covered in batter :D

The Getty Center, for instance has a ton of fossils in its building stone that it likes to showcase, but it's possible to see something pop up in your average building material (like the guy who found a jawbone in his parents' floor tile a year ago)