Below: Although one of the more common crustaceans from the Late Cretaceous Period, whole Palaeastacus specimens are rarely found intact. The enlarged first appendages with pincer ends, known as chelae, are the most common parts found fossilized.
Below: Although one of the more common crustaceans from the Late Cretaceous Period, whole Palaeastacus specimens are rarely found intact. The enlarged first appendages with pincer ends, known as chelae, are the most common parts found fossilized.