Ceoloma incaranatum Fossil Crab from Denmark

Description: In March and July of 2008 I had the unique privilege of purchasing two large lots from a most important collection. The collector had painstakingly accumulated a superb group of decapods, echinoderms and other fossils during a twenty-year period. The vast majority of the specimens came from self-collecting, academic resources, trading, and selected purchases. Very few of fossils came from the normal channels of trade shows and commercial internet resources. Any specimen presented under this introductory paragraph will generally be a superior collector grade fossil; be it of rarity, preservation, or, both.

This specimen exhibits a muted black color against the gray background of the concretion. Both arms are intact with the claws. The right claw is incomplete. The carapace is in excellent condition. Though they are partial, a few of the legs are exposed.