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  • Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri MUENSTER, 1839


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    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Malacostraca
    Order: Decapoda
    Family: Palaeopentachelidae
    Genus: Palaeopentacheles
    Species: Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri
    Author Citation MUENSTER, 1839

    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

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 3 cm

    Location

    Langenaltheimer Haardt
    Eichstätt District
    Bavaria
    Germany

    Comments

    Quite rare decapode with striking, spined scissors. Scissors are relatively long and strongly toothed.

    Reconstruction of Palaeopentacheles roettenbacheri:

    PalaeopentachelesRekonstr.jpg.cf00f3c32de6561061f3a45b660d4661.jpg




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