Museum-Quality Pennsylvanian Utah Fossil Shrimp

Name: Order: Decapoda; Family indet,

Geologic Time: Pennsylvanian

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 20 mm in length (tip of antennae to tip of telson); on a 20 mm by 38 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Manning Canyon Shale, Utah County, Utah

Code: IN048

Price: $195.00 - sold

Fossil ShrimpThis shrimp comes from the Pennsylvanian Manning Canyon Shale deposits of Utah. The shale is mined for brick clay in several regions, and is known for its fossil plants. Animal remains are far less frequently seen, and this well-articulated shrimp is quite rare. Notice the presence of antennae, legs, and the telson.

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