Freshwater Crab - Potamon Sp. - Fossil Specimen Chinese calcite while the upper portion shifts

while the upper portion shifts into lighter tan and sandy brown tones where the root area is exposed

or as a single ring on your finger

Approximate Size of 1 Piece: 6cm x 5cm x 3

chunky crystal form and a nicely defined natural termination

Freshwater Crab - Potamon Sp. - Fossil Specimen Chinese calcite while the upper portion shiftsMined from: Anatolia, Turkey Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: Pleistocene Epoch, about 2. 58 to 0. 0117 mya Description: This one of a kind Potamon sp. fossil shows a small freshwater crab preserved inside a pale cream to warm tan carbonate slab. The crab sits tucked into a natural looking pocket in the matrix, with the rounded carapace and folded limbs still clearly visible. The surrounding stone has a bubbly, porous texture that frames the fossil well