Publication Date:
1995-09-01
Description:
A new xanthid crab, Tumidocarcinus foersteri n. sp. is described from the La Meseta Formation on 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.
Print ISSN:
0954-1020
Electronic ISSN:
1365-2079
Topics:
Biology
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Geography
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Geosciences
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