This rare & beautifully preserved Potamon crab fossil is a standout piece for collectors! There is an open shell and some druzy calcite in the tile and possibly on the crab. This is a fascinating fossil freshwater crab (Potamon potamios) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey.
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. They are found when hollow voids are cut into while sawing travertine blocks. The travertine deposits in the Denizli Basin are from Pleistocene age.
Size is roughly - 2.4 lbs, 4.75” x 4.75 × 1.5” tile, crab is roughly 2.5” wide inside the tile.
This rare & beautifully preserved Potamon crab fossil is a standout piece for collectors! There is an open shell and some druzy calcite in the tile and possibly on the crab. This is a fascinating fossil freshwater crab (Potamon potamios) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey.
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. They are found when hollow voids are cut into while sawing travertine blocks. The travertine deposits in the Denizli Basin are from Pleistocene age.
Size is roughly - 2.4 lbs, 4.75” x 4.75 × 1.5” tile, crab is roughly 2.5” wide inside the tile.
