Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni
Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda
Geological Time: Upper Cretaceous
Size: Crab fossil is 1 7/8” in width
Fossil Site: Eagleford Group, Cenomanian Stage, Britton Formation, North Texas
Fossil Code: PFD58
Price: Sold
 Description:
Very good dorsal preservation of the carapace of these extremely
rare crab species. 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. |