Crab / CAS-G 72079Scientific name: Harpactocarcinus punctulatusLocality: Monte Bolca, Vero

Crab / CAS-G 72079

Scientific name: Harpactocarcinus punctulatus
Locality: Monte Bolca, Verona, Italy
Age:Eocene
Department:Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, image © California Academy of Sciences

(Editorial note: Yes, it’s a real fossil! The Monte Bolca site this crab was collected from is considered a Lagerstätte, a “site that contains exquisitely-preserved fossils, typically representing a diversity of organisms.”)