.73" Fossil Pea Crab (Pinnixa) From California - Miocene

This is an 8 million year old fossil "pea crab", Pinnixa galliheri from the Monterey Formation of California. Both the carapace and legs of this fossil crab are preserved and a second partial crab can be found adjacent to the complete one. 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
.73" wide on 5 x 4.2" rock
ITEM
#128097
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