A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan

A new genus and species (Decapoda: Brachyura: Prosopidae) is described from the lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation of Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It represents the second and oldest record of the Family Prosopidae from the North Pacific realm. A checklist of all known species of the Mesozoic Decapod...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Karasawa, Hisayoshi Kato, Kazunobu Terabe
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-04-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
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Online Access:https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/830
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author Hiroaki Karasawa
Hisayoshi Kato
Kazunobu Terabe
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description A new genus and species (Decapoda: Brachyura: Prosopidae) is described from the lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation of Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It represents the second and oldest record of the Family Prosopidae from the North Pacific realm. A checklist of all known species of the Mesozoic Decapoda from Japan is included.
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spelling doaj-art-ea91b6759afc42128abc4ffd244f6c552025-08-20T02:32:49ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas1026-87742007-29022018-04-01233A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of JapanHiroaki Karasawa0Hisayoshi Kato1Kazunobu Terabe2Mizunami Fossil Museum, Yamanouchi, Akeyo, Mizunami, Gifu 509-6132, Japan.Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Aoba, Chiba 260-8682, Japan.Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan. A new genus and species (Decapoda: Brachyura: Prosopidae) is described from the lower Cretaceous Sebayashi Formation of Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It represents the second and oldest record of the Family Prosopidae from the North Pacific realm. A checklist of all known species of the Mesozoic Decapoda from Japan is included. https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/830Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Prosopidae, Cretaceous, Japan.
spellingShingle Hiroaki Karasawa
Hisayoshi Kato
Kazunobu Terabe
A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Prosopidae, Cretaceous, Japan.
title A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
title_full A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
title_fullStr A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
title_full_unstemmed A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
title_short A new member of the Family Prosopidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan
title_sort new member of the family prosopidae crustacea decapoda brachyura from the lower cretaceous of japan
topic Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Prosopidae, Cretaceous, Japan.
url https://rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/830
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