Mr Skills Revealing a Rare Crab Fossil from Ancient Times Posted: December 14, 2024 | Last updated: January 3, 2025 A rare crab fossil from ancient times is carefully revealed, offering a ...

Unlike many horseshoe crab fossils discovered in the past, Vaderlimulus dates to the Triassic Period. It’s the first such crab fossil found from that period, with the vast majority dating to an ...

crab- or spider-like legs and a long, stout tail. It is a “living fossil” whose appearance has remained unchanged for about 200 million years. Females are about 60 centimeters long and weigh ...