Coeloma taunicumClass Malacostraca, Order Decapoda, Infraorder Brachyura, Family Mathildellidae Geological Time: Oligocene Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 70 mm wide Fossil Site: Mangyshlak Peninsula Near Caspian Sea Coast, Kazakstan Fossil Code: INV45 Price: Sold Coeloma is an extinct genus of crabs belonging within Order Dacapoda. The genus has many species and a fossil record extending from the Eocene to Miocene. This one is from the Caspian Sea. While a nice little crab fossil, I have seen these on e-bay wrongly identified and way overpriced at > $100. |
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