Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen Sacral weighty structure with a broad

weighty structure with a broad cranial dome and pronounced zygomatic arches

often during low- to medium-grade metamorphism or hydrothermal alteration

Though mangano calcite has been found in several countries

which preserve mammals from ancient plains

creating its famous metallic luster and cubic structure

Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen Sacral weighty structure with a broadMined from: Greta Siltstone Formation, likely Motunau Beach area, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: Pliocene Epoch, approximately 5. 33 to 2. 58 mya Description: This one of a kind Trichopeltarion greggi fossil is preserved as a two part concretion, with the crab held in one half and the matching negative impression in the other. The specimen has a strong natural display presence because both sides are included,