First Pliocene decapod crustacean (Malacostraca: Palinuridae) from the Antarctic

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Feldmann, Rodney M., Quilty, Patrick G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1997
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Science; Princess Elizabeth Land
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102097000084; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102097000084

A single specimen of palinurid lobster, possibly Linuparus , from Pliocene rocks on Marine Plain, Princess Elizabeth Land, documents the only post-Miocene occurrence of decapod crustaceans in the Antarctic. The badly crushed, partial remains, probably an exuvia, are encrusted with the serpulid worm,...