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Pea Crabs of the genus Pinnixa lived in what is now modern-day California approximately 12-16 million years ago
These unique fossil specimens show excellent articulation and detail of each body segment
first on the surface and then from the glittering pyrite within
Species - Scyphocrinites elegans
typically associated with granitic pegmatites
Fossil - Pea Crab Pinnixa sp. Sphalerite Pea Crabs of the genusAn abundant medium growing crab species found in the shallow seabed of the middle Miocene Monterey Formation, Pea Crabs of the genus Pinnixa lived in what is now modern day California approximately 12 16 million years ago. Beautifully preserved on slabs of flat shale, the crab fossil's color can vary from brown to gold depending on what minerals were present at time of fossilization. These unique fossil specimens show excellent articulation and detail
