Fossilised Archaeogeryon peruvianus, Miocene crab


Fossilised specimen of the Miocene crab (Archaeogeryon peruvianus). Nicknamed Edward Scissorhands, this crab lived some 22 million years ago off the shores of South America


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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