LONDON CLAY FOSSIL CRAB - (Zanthopsis leachii) - 50 million years old - Isle of Sheppey, Kent
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Zanthopsis leachii
50 million years old
London Clay (Eocene age)
Isle of Sheppey, Kent
A large fossil crab from a classic London Clay locality. The foreshore on this part of the Kent coast has yielded fine London Clay fossils for over 200 years.
London Clay (Eocene age)
Isle of Sheppey, Kent
A large fossil crab from a classic London Clay locality. The foreshore on this part of the Kent coast has yielded fine London Clay fossils for over 200 years.
This specimen was collected in 1975 and is from an old collection.
It has both pincers well preserved but the carapace is incomplete.
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Size: approx. 6.8 x 4.5 x 3 centimetres
Weight: 114 grams
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