3.1" Fossil Lobster (Palaeonephrops)- South Dakota

Fossil Lobster (Palaeonephrops)- South Dakota #110320

This is a 3.1" fossil lobster (Palaeonephrops) from the Pierre Shale, South Dakota. This specimen shows the carapace, somites (abdominal scales), chelipeds (claw) and the base of the legs.

SPECIES

Palaeonephrops browni

AGE

Late Cretaceous

LOCATION

South Dakota

FORMATION

Pierre Shale

SIZE

3.1" long

3.1" Fossil Lobster (Palaeonephrops)- South Dakota

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