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Falcatacaris bastelbergeri BRAIG et al., 2019
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Taxonomy
Thylacocephala
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thylacocephala
Order: incertae sedis
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Falcatacaris
Species: Falcatacaris bastelbergeri
Author Citation BRAIG et al., 2019
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Jurassic
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Tithonian
Stratigraphy
Weissjura Group
Solnhofen Formation
Biostratigraphy
Hybonoticeras hybonotum Zone
Lithacoceras riedense Subzone
Provenance
Collector: T. Bastelberger
Date Collected: 06/01/2018
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Height: 7 mm
Location
District Eichstätt
Bavaria
Germany
Comments
Three species of Thylacocephala have been described from the Solnhofen Formation (“Solnhofen lithographic limestones”) so far: Clausocaris lithographica, Dollocaris michelorum, and Mayrocaris bucculata. A fourth new genus and species was newly described in 2019: Falcatacaris bastelbergeri.
References:
Braig, Florian, Haug, Joachim T., Schädel, Mario, and Haug, Carolin (2019): A new thylacocephalan crustacean from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones of southern Germany and the diversity of Thylacocephala. Palaeodiversity, 12(1) : 69-87
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