Friday, December 29, 2023

Avitelmessus grapsoideus Crab Fossil


This image is of a muffin crab fossil aka Avitelmessus grapsoideus (Rathbun, 1923) on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It was found in North Carolina USA and dates to the Cretaceous Period (80 million years ago).

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/