Fossil Crab Neptunus granulatus

Museum Grade Sardinian Fossil Crab Neptunus granulatus

Neptunus granulatus

(H. M. Edwards 1834)

Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Suborder Pleocyemata, Infraorder Brachyura
Superfamily Portunoidea, Family: Portunidae

Geological Time: Miocene

Size: Crab fossil is 115 mm ( 4 3/8”) in width by 90 mm
( 3 3/4”) in depth on a 100 mm x 200 mm ( 3 3/4 x 8”) block of matrix

Fossil Site: Bosa Beds, Sardinia, Italy

Fossil Code: PFD42

Price: $800.00

Description: A fine investment grade example of this classic fossil crab from Sardinia, Italy. Note the oval carapace with the lateral points projecting from the far sides. And need we mention the large pincers dramatically placed in the matrix. The right side pincer is free standing and creates an amazing life-like gesture. The tan-colored specimen is set in a large block of whitish matrix. It was artistically curated by the Italian collector and craftsman who found it. According to a crab collector friend, these have often been found as part of the rocky fencerows of Sardinian farmers.

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