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Potamon sp. crab fossil from the Quaternary Pleistocene Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey, preserved as a three‑dimensional outer cast within travertine and in natural condition; specimen measures 60 × 60 × 25 mm, with rock matrix 120 × 100 × 35 mm and a total weight of 716 g.
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Rare example.
SPECIES
Potamon sp.
AGE
Pleistocene (400.000+ years)
LOCATION
Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey
FORMATION
Travertine Deposits
WEIGHT 716 Gr.
SIZE
Crab 60 mm * 60 mm * 25 mm
Rock 120 mm x 100 mm x 35 mm
This is a spectacular fossil freshwater crab (Potamon sp) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey. The crab itself is 6 cm wide and 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.
Rare example.
SPECIES
Potamon sp.
AGE
Pleistocene (400.000+ years)
LOCATION
Denizli Basin, Southwest Turkey
FORMATION
Travertine Deposits
WEIGHT 716 Gr.
SIZE
Crab 60 mm * 60 mm * 25 mm
Rock 120 mm x 100 mm x 35 mm
This is a spectacular fossil freshwater crab (Potamon sp) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey. The crab itself is 6 cm wide and 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.
Details
Specimen
Crab
Country of Origin
Turkey
Geological Period
Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
716 g
Height
100 mm
Width
120 mm
Depth
35 mm
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