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  2. Unusual Albian (Early Cretaceous) Brachyura (Homoloidea: Componocancroidea New Superfamily) from Montana and Wyoming, U.S.A.
Author(s)
Abstract

Brachyuran specimens collected from the Albian (Early Cretaceous) age Shell Creek Shale in Montana and Wyoming provide the basis for description of two new species,Zygastrocarcinus waagei and Componocancer roberti. The former represents only the fourth species of a genus that is endemic to the Cretaceous of mid-continental North America. The latter species is assigned to a new superfamily, Componocancroidea; new family, Componocancridae; and new genus, Componocancer, within Heterotremata. Componocancerexhibits a combination of primitive and derived features that is unique among Brachyura.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1651/07-2933R.1
Publication Date
2008-08-01
Publication Title
Journal of Crustacean Biology
Volume
28
Issue
3
First Page
502
Last Page
509
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Subject
Community
Department of Geology
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/geolpubs/120
Feldmann, R., Schweitzer, C., & Green, R. (2008). Unusual Albian (Early Cretaceous) Brachyura (Homoloidea: Componocancroidea New Superfamily) from Montana and Wyoming, U.S.A. Journal of Crustacean Biology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1651/07-2933R.1
Feldmann, Rodney, Carrie Schweitzer, and Robin Green. 2008. “A”. Journal of Crustacean Biology. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1651/07-2933R.1.
Feldmann, R., C. Schweitzer, and R. Green. Unusual Albian (Early Cretaceous) Brachyura (Homoloidea: Componocancroidea New Superfamily) from Montana and Wyoming, U.S.A. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 1 Aug. 2008, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1651/07-2933R.1.