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Two Fossil Pea Crabs (Pinnixa) From California - Miocene
These are two 8 million year old fossil "pea crabs", Pinnixa galliheri from the Monterey Formation of California. One of the crabs is complete, while the second crab is only a partial. The orange coloration is due to iron oxide.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
SPECIES
Pinnixa galliheri (Rathbun, 1932)
LOCATION
San Luis Obispo County, California
FORMATION
Monterey Formation
SIZE
Largest crab is .75" wide on 3.9 x 3.5" rock
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#128101
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