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A new crab, Prehepatus werneri (Crustacea: Decapoda), from the Maastrichtian of the Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

R. H. B. Fraaye  and
J. S. H. Collins
R. H. B. Fraaye
Affiliation:
Museum Ammonietenhoeve, St. Lambertusweg 4, 5291 NB Boxtel, The Netherlands
J. S. H. Collins
Affiliation:
63 Oakhurst Grove, London SE22 9AH, England
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Abstract

A new calappid crab, Prehepatus werneri n. sp., is described from the Upper Maastrichtian of Limburg, The Netherlands. This species represents the first European and youngest known member of the genus. The appearance of this species seems to correspond with an increasing Tethyan influence in the type-Maastrichtian area.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Paleontology , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , May 1987 , pp. 549 - 551
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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