LBPS-S0033 – London Basin Palaeontological Society

carapace and cheliped (walking leg modified into a spiked striking appendage)

Specimen Details

Fossil Site Seasalter

Geological Unit London Clay Formation and Thames Group

Completeness Partial

Preservation Quality Exceptional

Provenance Confidence Confirmed

Completeness Partial

Preservation Quality Exceptional

Preservation Style Phosphatised

Distortion / Deformation Slight

The abdomen, second cheliped and smaller walking limbs are largely absent.

Collected By Tom Wells

Date Found February 1, 2023 (Month Known)

Recovery Context Loose Surface Find

Enclosing Material Nodule / Concretion

Collecting Method Surface Collecting

Provenance Confidence Confirmed

Disposition / Transfer Status Currently held

Preparation Status Prepared

Prepared By Tony Vale

Preparation Method Hand Tools / Needle

Current custody and collection history are recorded separately so the specimen's provenance remains visible after donation, transfer or loan.

Current Repository / Collection Tom Wells collection

Catalogue / Accession Number 011

Exceptional example of the carapace and cheliped. the split running the sagittal plane of the carapace indicates the specimen is infact of a moult.

Collection / Photographer Credit

Tom Wells