Name: Carpopenaeus callirostris Shrimp with Armigatus brevissimus Fish
Age: Middle Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage
Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): Shrimp: 74 mm and 73 mm long. Fish: 70 mmMatrix: 128 mm by 111 mm.
Location: Nammoura, Lebanon
Code: L166
Price: $185.00 - sold
 Description:
This is a fine example of a pair of shrimp from the sublithographic
limestone deposits of Nammoura, Lebanon, known as Carpopenaeus callirostris.
They are found with a complete fish known as Arimigatus brevissimus.
Shrimp today use their long antennae to stay in contact with conspefics
while also using them as a early warning for predators. Perhaps these
did as well. All are in a fine state of preservation, artistically
displayed within this sublithographic limestone matrix. While most
Lebanese fossil specimens come from Hajoula and Haqel, this one comes
from Nammoura, a more infrequently-seen source for these fine fossils. |
