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Eocarcinus

Extinct genus of crustaceans

Eocarcinus praecursor is a Jurassic species of decapod crustacean, sufficiently distinct from its relatives to be placed in its own family (Eocarcinidae)

Eocarcinus

Brachyura

Crustacean

brachyuran fossils date from the Early Jurassic, with the oldest being Eocarcinus from the early Pliensbachian of Britain, which likely represents a stem-group

Brachyura

Platykotta

Extinct genus of crustaceans

which sits alongside Eocarcinidae (containing only Eocarcinus) in the superfamily Eocarcinoidea. Eocarcinus was previously treated as the earliest true crab

Platykotta

Cretaceous crab revolution

Evolutionary diversification event during the Cretaceous period

marine revolution. The oldest known true crabs are Eoprosopon klugi and Eocarcinus praecursor from the Early to Middle Jurassic. While that fossil crab,

Cretaceous crab revolution

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Jurassic

Second period of the Mesozoic Era

(Brachyura) are known from the Early Jurassic, with the earliest being Eocarcinus praecursor from the early Pliensbachian of England, which lacked the crab-like

Jurassic

Dromiacea

Group of crabs

position in the crab phylogeny. The superfamily Eocarcinoidea, containing Eocarcinus and Platykotta, was previously considered to be a member of the Dromiacea

Dromiacea

Anomura

Infraorder of crustaceans

lobsters Chirostylidae Eumunididae Kiwaidae Eumunida picta † Eocarcinoidea † Eocarcinus † Platykotta † Eocarcinidae † Platykottidae Galatheoidea squat lobsters

Anomura

Eocarcinoidea

Extinct group of crustaceans

the Anomura. Two species are included, each in its own family-taxon: Eocarcinus praecursor (Eocarcinidae) and Platykotta akaina (Platykottidae). Jérôme

Eocarcinoidea

List of prehistoric malacostracans

Clibanarius Coenobita Cretagalathea Dardanus Diacanthurus Diogenes Eocalcinus Eocarcinus Eomunidopsis Eopaguropsis Eopetrolisthes Eotylaspis Eumunida Faxegalathea

List of prehistoric malacostracans

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2020 in arthropod paleontology

by Hyžný et al. (2020). A study on the phylogenetic relationships of Eocarcinus praecursor is published by Scholtz (2020). A study on anatomical adaptations

2020 in arthropod paleontology

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