New genus and species from the Cretaceous of Lebanon links the Thylacocephala to the Crustacea

Authors
Lange, S Hof, CHJ Schram, FR Steeman, FA
Citation
S. Lange et al., New genus and species from the Cretaceous of Lebanon links the Thylacocephala to the Crustacea, PALAEONTOL, 44, 2001, pp. 905-912
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
PALAEONTOLOGY
ISSN journal
00310239 → ACNP
Volume
44
Year of publication
2001
Part
5
Pages
905 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-0239(200109)44:<905:NGASFT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A continuing study of a collection of marine arthropods from the Upper Cret aceous of Sahel Alma in Lebanon has uncovered a new genus and species of th e problematic arthropod group Thylacocephala. The apparent presence of two pairs of antennae constitutes the first available morphological evidence fo r a close relationship between this species and, by association, all thylac ocephalans, and the Crustacea.