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Macrophthalmus Crab Fossil

Macrophthalmus Crab Fossil

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This amazing crab fossil has incredible preservation of the pincers, body, and most of the legs. The shell is in tact with no visible cracks or chips. A wonderful marine fossil specimen.

Species: Macrophthalmus
Measurements: ~5-3/4" long x 1-3/4" wide x 1/2" tall 
Location: Majunga, Madagascar
Time Period: Pleistocene

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Crabs nearest living relatives are scorpions, ticks, and land spiders. They are considered to be “living fossils” because of the great similarity between modern and fossil forms. Ranging from the Late Ordovician (roughly 450 million years ago) to the present, they are little changed in the last 250 million years.