Fossil shrimp CARPOPENAEUS CALLIROSTRIS
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This CARPOPENAEUS CALLIROSTRIS shrimp fossil is 95 million years old, the beginning of the Cretaceous. It comes from famous deposits in Lebanon, in the province of Byblos. These limestone formations are known to collectors and museums, because the fauna of the Cretaceous was perfectly preserved there, including sometimes the "soft tissues" of squid or jellyfish. These are the most beautiful marine fossils known, thanks to a lack of oxygen in the water at the time of their death, following torrential rains that led to an over-development of microorganisms that consumed all the oxygen.
The most delicate details of the animal: its tapered rostrum, its graceful antennae and sometimes even the segmentation of the abdomen are visible with a magnifying glass. But to make them visible to the naked eye, they are slightly colored with a brush.
In its fossil form, this marine shrimp perfectly illustrates the richness of the waters of Tethys, the ancient Mediterranean.
The most delicate details of the animal: its tapered rostrum, its graceful antennae and sometimes even the segmentation of the abdomen are visible with a magnifying glass. But to make them visible to the naked eye, they are slightly colored with a brush.
In its fossil form, this marine shrimp perfectly illustrates the richness of the waters of Tethys, the ancient Mediterranean.
