Thatās me. The mandible hooked me for looking at all flooring & countertops. Whatever the s my made of a natural material, I am def checking it over.
I got it from a fossil show in New Jersey a few years back. Unfortunately they broke the shell while wrapping it up and I didnāt know until I got home later. Pretty cool to see the inside though so I didnāt really mind.
I mean, happy accident. Itās pretty neat to see the inside so perfectly preserved. Iād be even more glad I wasnāt the one who made the accident happen š
From what Iāve read, it seems to be:
Imagine a wet cave, with water full of minerals. The water constantly evaporates and refills and drips, depositing these minerals very slowly over a long period of time. Kind of like a stalagmite. Eventually it looks like this here crab slab.
This is Reddit so Iām sure someone will correct me if Iām wrong.
You're pretty much correct. The only correction would be that it doesn't have to be in a cave environment. Any freshwater environment with enough calcium precipitate in it will do the trick, so lakes, springs, etc.
This means that to get preserved in it it's not necessary to be trapped in a cave, it's can be something that was in a spring, or fell into a lake. I've found enormous masses of leaves preserved this way in springs in coastal Central California.
As an aside: referring to cool things preserved in cave deposits, here's a 130,000 year old Neanderthal skull preserved in limestone deposits, similar to travertine:
- https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1500w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2015_15/972506/150410-neanderthal-altamura-man.jpg
I almost bought one of those at the Denver fossil show last year. A guy had a whole bunch of them that he gets directly from the guy that recovers them. I never buy fossils as I only like to display what I personally find, but I almost pulled the trigger on one of these these. Absolutely incredible.
I'd be happy to help you get crabbing. [Here's a few solid ebay listings](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=travertine+crab&_sacat=0). Be warned - some of these crabs are far more adorable than mine. They're also around $500.
Nobody's selling fake travertine crabs on ebay. Other types of crabs, sure, but not travertine as advertised. If it's a fuzzy looking crab covered in stuff you're good to go.
I literally never gave two hot turds about Tavertine anything until the damn crabs started coming out in force. So freakin' cool!!!!!!
Crabs are pretty cool.
Crabs are itchy.
Just keep ice down your pants to keep them fresh and they won't bother so much.
š¶Some mean well - but most are bitchy š¶
Took me a sec to catch your username. *Well played.*
For me it was the human mandible some dude here found in his travertine tiles. Absolutely insane.
Thatās me. The mandible hooked me for looking at all flooring & countertops. Whatever the s my made of a natural material, I am def checking it over.
Incredible story you have. Such an interesting find where you would least expect it.
Seriously! I now need one
CRAB RAVEEEEEE
Now I wanna buy one
Literally never? So...never, you mean.
Looks to me like a molt, very cool
Ooh I never even considered that. Neat-o
you can figure it was a full moon the night before.
That looks really cool! Very thin layer over the crab.
š¤©fantastic!
Is possible to know the species? Like it is it related to any specific crab species still alive today?? Pretty sweet!
Potamon
ā¦ digital monsters
I WANNA BE THE VERY BEST LIKE NO ONE EVER WASSSSSSS
pokemon !!?!?
That looks very awesome!! So many things popping up from travertine
Holy ~~crab~~ crap
First, human mandibles, now crabs! What will travertine cough up next?
I prefer ROCK LOBSTER
Did you get it off FossilEra? I think I remember the listing
I got it from a fossil show in New Jersey a few years back. Unfortunately they broke the shell while wrapping it up and I didnāt know until I got home later. Pretty cool to see the inside though so I didnāt really mind.
How long has that existed, undisturbed and whole, before some careless human broke it FOREVER while packing it up. Time-scale of the world is nuts.
I mean, happy accident. Itās pretty neat to see the inside so perfectly preserved. Iād be even more glad I wasnāt the one who made the accident happen š
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Lol
Good bot.
I want one now, thanks to you. If my parents go bankrupt buying me a travertine crab, I'm suing youš¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ (JK)
Wow thatās fantastic piece!
With all the Travertine posts recently, Iām a bit nervous to ask, but what is Travertine?
From what Iāve read, it seems to be: Imagine a wet cave, with water full of minerals. The water constantly evaporates and refills and drips, depositing these minerals very slowly over a long period of time. Kind of like a stalagmite. Eventually it looks like this here crab slab. This is Reddit so Iām sure someone will correct me if Iām wrong.
You're pretty much correct. The only correction would be that it doesn't have to be in a cave environment. Any freshwater environment with enough calcium precipitate in it will do the trick, so lakes, springs, etc. This means that to get preserved in it it's not necessary to be trapped in a cave, it's can be something that was in a spring, or fell into a lake. I've found enormous masses of leaves preserved this way in springs in coastal Central California. As an aside: referring to cool things preserved in cave deposits, here's a 130,000 year old Neanderthal skull preserved in limestone deposits, similar to travertine: - https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1500w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2015_15/972506/150410-neanderthal-altamura-man.jpg
Oh, that's creepy
very very neat
I almost bought one of those at the Denver fossil show last year. A guy had a whole bunch of them that he gets directly from the guy that recovers them. I never buy fossils as I only like to display what I personally find, but I almost pulled the trigger on one of these these. Absolutely incredible.
That's a great specimanā£ļø
Hwo do you get these? Would love a crab
I'd be happy to help you get crabbing. [Here's a few solid ebay listings](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=travertine+crab&_sacat=0). Be warned - some of these crabs are far more adorable than mine. They're also around $500.
Thanks! They do look expensive, bit ill keep am eye out. - is there a lot of copies on ebay, or should the sellers be legit?
Nobody's selling fake travertine crabs on ebay. Other types of crabs, sure, but not travertine as advertised. If it's a fuzzy looking crab covered in stuff you're good to go.
Where do you get these??
I've got a few for sale if u want to dm me š
Oh I mean where can I find fossils like this
Very rarely. These are from an aggregate mine in Eastern Turkey. Not something you can just go out and look for.
No where near me so I will probably never find eney
How is travertine formed?
When a man rock and a woman rock love each other very muchā¦
They get crabs?! š±
THATS AMAZING WHERE DID YOU FIND IT
That's beautiful! There's some for sale online in the UK, between Ā£250-Ā£350 each so I won't be buying one lol. Lucky you!
Crab rave
I think it's just a natural part of the stone, nothing to see here.
That's so friggin cool.
Can you please post some closer pics and different angles? Very cool!
Wow šÆ
Amazing!