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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aguirre-Urreta, M.B., Marenssi, S., Santillana, S.
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Antarctica
Decapoda
Eocene
palaeobiogeography
systematics
Xanthidae
crab
crustacean
decapod
Tumidocarcinus foersteri
xanthid
Seymour Island
Antarc*
Antarctic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09541020_v7_n3_p277_AguirreUrreta
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Summary: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. A new xanthid crab. Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on. © 1995, Antarctic Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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