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Procambarus primaevus
Crayfish
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0814 2375 (2014-08-19)Copyright © 2014 Ron Wolf
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date of photo Jun 12, 2014
location
Fossil Butte National Monument. Near Kemmerer (Lincoln County, Wyoming, US)family
Cambaridae
order
Decapoda
class Malacostraca
notes These crustaceans lived during Eocene time, about 50 million years ago. This fossil is preserved in the Green River Formation, a laminated limestone precipitated from calcium-rich waters. The limestone is interbedded with many thin layers of volcanic ash and mudstone.keywords: geology, earth science, fossil, paleontology, Eocene, Cenozoic
camera Canon EOS 7D, 60mm macro, f/10, 1/100 sec.
photo category: Fossil - Invertebrate
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