Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen Sacral high-pressure crystallization processes that occur

high-pressure crystallization processes that occur deep within the Earth’s crust

rough natural texture

Description: This Desert Rose specimen from Algeria is a stunning natural formation composed of tightly clustered gypsum crystals (CaSO₄·2H₂O) shaped by the wind and sand of the Sahara

which preserve mammals from ancient plains

Plated in Black Rhodium and Gold

Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen Sacral high-pressure crystallization processes that occurMined 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,