Fossil Crab Preserved In Travertine | Potamon potamios | Turkey fossil fish 98 Million Years Ago)

98 Million Years Ago)

Gorgeous flint stone specimen

It forms in small veins

The frequent occurrence of specimens in low-oxygen shale deposits points to an ability to tolerate dysoxic conditions

alta was shorter and relatively wider

Fossil Crab Preserved In Travertine | Potamon potamios | Turkey fossil fish 98 Million Years Ago)Species: Potamon potamios Age: Pleistocene (<400k years) Location: Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey Approx. specimen size: 3. 5" x 2" ( including legs) Approx. matrix size: 5. 25" x 3. 75" x 1. 5" Acrylic case stand is included. 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