Eryon
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Genus: | Eryon A. G. Desmarest, 1817 [1]
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Eryon (animal), is an extinct genus of decapod crustaceans from the Late Jurassic of Germany.[2] Its remains are known from the Solnhofen limestone. It reached a length of around 10 cm (3.9 in), and may have fed on particulate matter on the sea bed.
References[]
- ^ Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1817). "Crustacés fossiles". . T. 8: 495–519.
- ^ Cyril Walker, David Ward (2002). Fossils. Smithsonian Handbooks (2nd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-8984-5.
External links[]
- Media related to Eryon at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Polychelida
- Jurassic crustaceans
- Solnhofen fauna
- Fossil taxa described in 1817
- Decapoda stubs
- Jurassic animal stubs