crab brain 2 November 21, 2021 970 × 432 How fossilization preserved a 310-million-year-old horseshoe crab’s brain This fossilized horseshoe crab (Euproops danae), shown in the left image, held a perfectly preserved mold of its brain, shown close-up in panel B. Panel C shows a reconstruction of Euproops danae, including the position and anatomy of the brain.