Lot 531
RARE RANILLA FOSSIL CRAB. The strange shaped extinct Ranilla crab (known as frog crabs) are rare small primitive crabs from the Raninidae family that have adapted their body and claws to deep water. These two specimens are 1.5 x 1.2 inches sitting on a 2 inch stone matrix and have a full carapace, both unusual claws and many legs and mouth parts as well. The large flat claws were modified into tools that the crabs used to dig into the mud at the bottom of the ocean to hide from predators. Even the odd rounded carapace aided quick burial. These rare crabs are 2-4 million years old and only found in one place in the world, Liberty County, Florida. A single specimen sold for $975 several years ago.
Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $375 - 500.
|
| |
| Unsold |
