Australian fossil crab ("Lignihomola etheridgei") Vase painted with non-toxic acrylic paints

painted with non-toxic acrylic paints for safety and durability

Hardcover/ 208 pages

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Australian fossil crab ("Lignihomola etheridgei") Vase painted with non-toxic acrylic paintsLignihomola etheridgei (Etheridges Wood Homola) is an extinct marine crab from Australias Cretaceous inland seas. This species is dated to approximately 95104 million years ago (Cretaceous) and is known from the Allaru Formation, Currane Station, Ilfracombe, Central West Queensland. Specimens range from 3. 35. 1 cm carapace length and represent benthic crustaceans that lived in shallow marine environments within the Eromanga Sea system. Originally