G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location
G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location

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G45 - Finest Quality Fossil Crab (Potamon) Preserved in Travertine Turkey Location

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Species
Potamon sp. Crab
Age
Pleistocene (<400k years)
Location
Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey
Formation
Travertine Deposits of Denizli Basin
Size
93 mm   •    in
Weight
450 g   •    oz
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Description
Scientific name: Potamon sp. Crab

Location: Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey

Geological Formation: Travertine Deposits of Denizli Basin

Age: Pleistocene (<400k years)

Size (long): 9.3cm = 3.66 Inch - Plate: 11.5 x 9 cm

REF.: G45

DESCRIPTION:
This is a spectacular fossil freshwater crab (Potamon sp.) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey. The crab exhibits amazingly detailed, 3d preservation. It's totally coated and preserved as a three-dimensional outer cast within a natural cavity of a white travertine matrix. It is covered by an inorganic film of calcium carbonate.

Travertine is a type of limestone that forms around mineral springs. It is often quarried for use as a building material, and that is how these crabs were discovered, during the quarrying of the stone slabs. The travertine deposits in the Denizli Basin are Pleistocene in age, having been formed within the past 400,000 years.
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