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Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945

Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945
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Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945
Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945
Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945
Carpopenaeus callirostris Glaessner 1945

Products description

Here is a fossilized shrimp of the quite common species Carpopenaeus callirostris.

Fossil crustaceans of the genus Carpopenaeus are undoubtedly one of the most common fossils from the Cretaceous deposits of the Lebanon. This shrimp-like crab is particularly characterized by its long and distinctive eye sting.

This copy is an authentic and inexpensive specimen.

 
 

Location:

 Hakel, Byblos, Lebanon 
Size of Plate:about 63 x 63 mm
Age:Lower upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian,  Hakel Formation   (about 100 Ma)

Product no.: 10602