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.

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DETAILS
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
ITEM
#128101
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