MAASTRICHTIOCARIS ROSTRATUS NEW GENUS AND SPECIES, THE FIRST CRETACEOUS CYCLOID

This study describes the genus and species of cretaceous cycloid Maastrichtiocaris Rostratus, which is known from the Carboniferous deposits of Europe and North America appears to combine a peculiar mixture of features. The fossil content of Maastricht Formation includes larger foraminifers, decapod...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology 2003-03, Vol.77 (2), p.386-388
Main Authors: FRAAIJE, RENÉ H. B, SCHRAM, FREDERICK R, VONK, RONALD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Aquatic life
Arthropoda
Carboniferous
Crabs
Cretaceous
Crustacea
Cycloidea
Cycloids
Edge effects
Europe
Fossils
Geology
Invertebrata
invertebrate
Invertebrates
Limburg Netherlands
Maastricht Netherlands
Maastrichtian age
Maastrichtiocaris
Maastrichtiocaris rostratus
Maestrichtian
Mandibulata
Maxillopoda
Mesozoic
morphology
Netherlands
New genus
new taxa
Optics
PALEONTOLOGICAL NOTES
Paleontology
Papillae
Senonian
taxonomy
type specimens
Upper Cretaceous
Western Europe
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Summary:This study describes the genus and species of cretaceous cycloid Maastrichtiocaris Rostratus, which is known from the Carboniferous deposits of Europe and North America appears to combine a peculiar mixture of features. The fossil content of Maastricht Formation includes larger foraminifers, decapods, rudists, corals, red algae, sponges, and bryozoans.
ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337
DOI:10.1666/0022-3360(2003)077<0386:MRNGAS>2.0.CO;2