Dusa denticulata
Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Infraorder Astacidea, Family: Nephropidae
Geological Time: Triassic, Norian Stage
Size (25.4mm=1 inch): Specimen is 38 mm from tail to tip of claw
Fossil Site: Forni Dolostones, Preone, Italy
Fossil Code: PFO161
Price: $150.00 - sold
 Description:
While there is sparse literature on the Forni Dolostones fossil site,
this species is also known from the Jurassic-age Solnhofen limestone
of Germany.
The
specimen is a black impression on a dark gray matrix. The preservation
is somewhat patchy, but, hey, it's very rare; for that matter, Triassic
fossils are generally scarce. Note the long arms with narrow spike-like
claws. |
