Contribution
A new freshwater crab (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamonautidae) from the Paleogene of Tanzania, Africa
Feldmann, Rodney M.; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Stevens, Nancy J.; Gottfried, Michael D.; Roberts, Eric M.; Ngasala, Sifa; Rasmusson, Erin L.; Kapilima, Saidi
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen Band 244 Heft 1 (2007), p. 71 - 78
publié: Jun 12, 2007
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2007/0244-0071
ArtNo. ESP155024401006, Prix: 29.00 €
Abstract
Discovery of numerous fragmentary remains of freshwater crab in Paleogene, probably Oligocene, sediments in Tanzania, Africa, permits the description of a new genus and species, Tanzanonautes tuerkai. The fossils represent the oldest freshwater crabs known.
Mots-clefs
decapoda • brachyura • potamonautidae • paleogene • freshwater • tanzania • africa