Fossil Crab Preserved In Travertine | Potamon potamios | Turkey
Original price
$585.00
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Original price
$585.00
Original price
$585.00
$585.00
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$585.00
Current price
$585.00
Species: Potamon potamios
Age: Pleistocene (<400k years)
Location: Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey
Approx. specimen size: 1.25" x 1.25" ( including legs)
Approx. matrix size: 4" x 3.25" x 12"
Acrylic case/stand is included (see picture for reference)
This cute little fellow is a fossil freshwater crab preserved in travertine. It is spectacularly preserved as a 3D outer cast within a cavity in white travertine.
Travertine is a form of limestone deposited around mineral springs. It is often used as a building material. These crabs are discovered when workers are sawing blocks of travertine and cut into voids.