Excellent Cancer araucanus Oligocene Fossil Crab from Chile

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 is an excellent representative of this hard to find species. Note the excellent preservation of the dorsal carapace, arms, and claws. The ventral side reveals excellent claws, pincers and residual legs. It was expertly curated from a concretion to reveal life-like detail. The specimen is fully 3D, and exhibits an attractive light brown/tan color.