Collection: Potamon crab fossils for sale in Travertine

Travertine is a type of limestone that forms around mineral-rich springs. Over thousands of years, layers of calcium carbonate build up, slowly encasing plants, shells, and even animals. This natural process creates beautiful fossils with a unique stone matrix, often creamy-white or golden in color.

Unlike fossils preserved in sediments over millions of years, travertine fossils are much younger, often from the Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age). They capture a fascinating moment between prehistory and the present day.

Examples include these freshwater Potamon crabs where the fine details of life are locked inside decorative stone. Fossil Potamon in travertine are often well-preserved due to the rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate from mineral-rich groundwater. This preservation include details of the exoskeleton.