Antarctomithrax thomsoni, a new genus and species of crab (Brachyura; Majidae) from the La Meseta Formation (Eocene) of Seymour Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Author: Feldmann, Rodney M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
• Subjects: Paleontology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Seymour; Seymour Island; Elliot; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000025725; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336000025725

The james ross basin, situated on the eastern margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, has yielded an extensive fauna of decapod crustaceans spanning Late Cretaceous through Eocene time. To date, 28 species in 22 genera and 18 families have been described (Feldmann, 1992; Feldmann, Tshudy, and Thomson, 19...