Detailed Crab Fossil from Australia

Name: Decapoda; Plumnidae; Galene bispinosa

Geological Time: Pleistocene

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 40 mm across at widest extent and 23 mm deep (including claws)

Fossil Site: Point Austin, Normanton, Queensland, Australia

Code: AAF371

Price: $85.00 - sold

fossil crab GaleneDescription: Description: An extremely well-preserved example of a member of the Plumnidae, or hairy crabs, this is an example of Galene, from Australia. This is a large example of a taxon which is still extant today, with several appendages in articulation.

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