A new Eocene crab (Crustacea, Decapoda) from Seymour Island, Antarctica

A new xanthid crab, Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctica. The fossils were obtained from the Allomember Submeseta of Late Eocene age. As other representatives of the genus Tumidocarcinus were only known from New Zealand and Australia...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Aguirre-Urreta, María B., Marenssi, Sergio, Santillana, Sergio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1995
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
New Zealand
Seymour
Seymour Island
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102095000381
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102095000381
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Summary:A new xanthid crab, Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctica. The fossils were obtained from the Allomember Submeseta of Late Eocene age. As other representatives of the genus Tumidocarcinus were only known from New Zealand and Australia, this finding provides new insights on the palaeobiogeography of high latitude faunas during the Early Tertiary.

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