gwe106 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I just recently went on a trip down to Matoaka Cottages along Calvert Cliffs and found a crab claw tip, my second to add to my collection. As I was looking at it later that night I was wondering why it seems that only the tips of the claws are found in that area. I could be wrong but it always seems to me that you see pictures of just the tips of the claw anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I say it is because MB snatched them all so quickly that only the tips which broke off remained. In reality I'd say they are made of harder shell material, so they are easier to preserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Being more solid, the tips are less fragile. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 What they said. The tips of the claws are significanlty thicker than the rest of the shell. If you ever find any other part of a crab you see how very thin it is, just like a modern crab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 It would be interesting to say that when a certain ocean current reaches a specific degree, then the electrolites changes the atomiztion of calcium, and thusly, the molectular structure changes, and that only happens in the tips of crustacean claws. Hows that for being full of you know what? Heh,,,heh,,, Or, like everyone already said. Your choice. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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