'Death march' of ancient crab fossilized
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
More than 100 million years ago, a harsh storm washed an unlucky horseshoe crab into a toxic lagoon. The doomed crustacean scrambled and plodded along the muddy bottom before succumbing, leaving behind a now-fossilized death march that ends with the crab's body.