Crab Fossil Nodule Pulalius vulgaris from Washington

This crab fossil nodule is a concretion (nodule of rock that forms around organic manner) with a crab fossil encased in the center. It eroded out of the Lincoln Creek Formation, found in Grays Harbor County on the Olympic Peninsula coast of Washington state. Very rare — we haven’t been able to get these for over 30 years! Includes both halves of the nodule.

Species Pulalius vulgaris, Late Eocene Epoch, approx. 38 – 34 million years old.

Nodule approx: 1 7/8″ H x  1 3/4″ W x 1 3/8″ D;   3.2 oz

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