Fine Cretaceous Fossil Shrimp from Lebanese Lagerstatt

Description: Known for its incredibly well-preserved fish and crustaceans, the sublithographic limestone of the Cretaceous of Lebanon also preserved incredible detail here as well in this fine shrimp. The en-Nammoura location is quite different in its fauna from either Hajoula or Hakel. It is thought to have been slightly younger than either of those locations. Based upon a high level of preserved terrestrial plants, it is further thought to have been closer to land, albeit islands rather than the continental coastline. Fish are far more rare at en-Nammoura, with very few recorded multiple specimens found. Invertebrates are also less commonly seen. While many of the invertebrates coming from Lebanon have been enhanced by coloring in missing details, this one is ENTIRELY natural.