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    Largest ever crab claw, dating back 8 million years …

    Feb 28, 2024 · This extraordinary crustacean boasts the largest fossilized crab claw ever found. The newly discovered species has been dubbed the Southern Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri).

     

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    Ancient Crustacean Has Largest Fossil Claw of Any …

    Feb 29, 2024 · Malesouthern giant crabs (Pseudocarcinus gigas) are endowed with one oversized black-tipped pincer that, in the largest individuals, can approach half a meter (20 inches) long.

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    Fossil Hunter Discovers Gigantic Crab in New …

    Mar 8, 2024 · In 2008, amateur fossil hunter Karl Raubenheimer was walking near his home in Taranaki, New Zealand, when he spotted a huge claw poking out from a rock. Upon closer inspection, he realized...

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    Largest ancient crab claw found on New Zealand …

    Feb 28, 2024 · Palaeontologists have unearthed an ancient giant crab on a New Zealand beach. The extinct crustacean boasts the largest fossilised crab claw ever.

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    Fossil unearthed in New Zealand contains the largest …

    Mar 5, 2024 · It was extremely large, and while it cannot yet be measured accurately due to it being embedded in a rock, the researchers suggest it is the largest fossil crab claw ever found. It also represents...

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    What is the largest fossilized crab claw ever found?
    A well-preserved remains of an ancient giant crab have been found in New Zealand. This extraordinary crustacean boasts the largest fossilized crab claw ever found. The newly discovered species has been dubbed the Southern Giant Crab ( Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri ).

    Largest ever crab claw, dating back 8 million years found

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    Is this the largest crab claw ever found in New Zealand?
    Researchers from the Netherlands are, after describing a fossil crab that boasts the largest (fossilised) crab claw ever, discovered on Waitoetoe beach in New Zealand by a local fossicker. The new species may be a precursor to today's Southern Giant Crab, which can be found off of Tasmania and usually weighs in over 12 kilos.

    Largest crab claw ever found near Taranaki - Scimex

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    How old is a giant claw?
    The claw is 6 inches long and a new-to-science species, Knewz.com has learned. The gigantic, fossilized claw is believed to be 8.8 million years old. By: Barry W.M. van Bakel The gigantic, fossilized claw is believed to be 8.8 million years old and scientists say it could be the precursor to the Southern Giant Crab.

    World's Oldest, Largest Crab Fossil Claw Found in New Zealand

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    Are crab claws a new species?
    It also represents a new species, which the researchers named Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri. The research pair notes that many fossil crab claws have been found in the area; the beach where it was found is in the Miocene Urenui Formation of the Taranaki Basin.

    Fossil unearthed in New Zealand contains the largest fossil crab claw

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    What is the world's oldest crustacean claw?
    The world’s oldest and largest crustacean claw was discovered on a beach in Northern New Zealand The claw is 6 inches long and a new-to-science species, Knewz.com has learned. The gigantic, fossilized claw is believed to be 8.8 million years old. By: Barry W.M. van Bakel

    World's Oldest, Largest Crab Fossil Claw Found in New Zealand

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    What is a 'southern giant crab'?
    The new species of ‘Southern Giant Crab’ has the scientific name Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri. It was discovered on Waitoetoe beach on New Zealand’s North Island, about 240 km south of Auckland. Pseudocarcinus karlraubenheimeri fossil. Photographs: Jean-Claude Stahl (NMNZ) as in van Bakel et al.

    Largest ancient crab claw found on New Zealand beach - Cosmos

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