Natural History - Fossil Giganteus Crab

NEOGENE PERIOD, CIRCA 15-12 MILLION YEARS B.P.

6 3/4 in. (926 grams, 17 cm).

A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found by Mike Kemper, Waipare, Mount Cass, New Zealand, February 2014.
From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0445