[Sca-cooks] Lobster in Period

[Terry Decker]

Just looking at it, I don't see the joint on the latter part of thorax that 
would define it as a crayfish and one claw is larger than the other, which 
suggests you are looking at a clawed lobster.  The larger claw is the 
crusher, the smaller the cutter (having sharper internal edges).  Usually, 
the left is the crusher, as it appears to be in this drawing.  My opinion is 
this is a common lobster, probably H. gammarus based on the context.

Bear

> Here is a link to the picture of "MeerGrillen/ Gambarn", the possible 
> lobster in Rumpolt
>
> http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/2-3-oec-2f/start.htm?image=00359
>
> Ranvaig