Cretaceous Lebanese Fossil Lobster Assemblage

Name: Palinurus sp. with 4 unidentified fish

Age: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage

Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 93mm on 112mm by 120 mm slab (fish 24-30 mm)

Location: Hajoula, Lebanon

Code: L072

Price: $275 - Sold

Description: An wonderfully-preserved example of a lobster of the genus Palinurus, measuring 93 mm, possessing 43 mm long primary antennae. It is extremely rare to find such a fine example of this Cenomanian Stage (93-97 m.y.a.) ancestor of the modern-day spiny lobster in association with several fish. The chitinous exoskeleton is typically rapidly destroyed, making articulated examples like this quite rare.

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