Mecochirus longimanatus

Mecochirus longimanatus
Mecochirus longimanatus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Fossil of Mecochirus longimanatus, from the Solnhofen limestones. Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Glypheidea
Family: Mecochiridae
Genus: Mecochirus
Species: M. longimanatus
Binomial name
Mecochirus longimanatus
Schlotheim, 1822
Synonyms

Mecochirus longimanus [1]

Mecochirus longimanatus is an extinct species of lobster-like decapod crustacean from the Jurassic of Europe.

References

  1. ^ Carrie E. Schweitzer, Rodney M. Feldmann & Iuliana Lazǎr (2009). "Fossil Crustacea (excluding Cirripedia and Ostracoda) in the University of Bucharest Collections, Romania, including two new species". Bulletin of the Mizunami Fossil Museum 35: 1–14. http://www.city.mizunami.gifu.jp/odocs/sightseeing/mizunami/cultural_property/institution/bull35/pdf/01.pdf. 

Sources

  • Invertebrate Palaeontology & Evolution by Euan Clarkson and Euan, N.K. Clarkson
  • A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mecochirus — Temporal range: Late Jurassic …   Wikipedia

  • Calcaire de Solnhofen — Eryon artiformis Calcaire de Solnhofen Le calcaire de Solnhofen est un Konservat Lagerstätte qui a préservé un assemblage d organismes fossiles, dont certains, comme les méduses, ne se fossilisent habituellement jamais. D autres, comme l oiseau… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glypheidae — Glypheoidea Lebendrekonstruktion von Glyphea pseudastacus, eines fossilen Glypheoiden aus dem bayerischen Jura. Systematik …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glypheoidea — Neoglyphea inopinata Systematik Unterstamm: Krebstiere (Crustacea) Klasse: Höhere …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Glypheoidea — Glypheoidea …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Glypheoidea — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar al autor p …   Wikipedia Español

  • Glypheoidea — fossil Mecochirus longimanatus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Maxberg specimen — Main article: Archaeopteryx The Maxberg specimen (German: Maxberg Exemplar) is a fossil of the prehistoric bird Archaeopteryx, discovered in 1956 in Germany.[1] It takes its name from the Maxberg Museum, where it was exhibited for a number of… …   Wikipedia

  • Macrotys — (M. Raf), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Ranunculaceae Paeonieae; Art: M. actaeoldes ist Cimicifuga racemosa. Macronriten, Versteinerungen von langschwänzigen Krebsen (z.B. aus den Gattungen Eryon Desm., Mecochirus Germ., Orphea Müll. u.a.); …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”