Description

Zygastrocarcinus (Bishop

By Dr Carole Burrow

Its fossils are exceptionally rare

Koolasuchus co-existed with dinosaurs during the Cretaceous Period

Australian fossil crab ("Lignihomola etheridgei") Books about mass extinctions Zygastrocarcinus (BishopLignihomola etheridgei (Etheridges Wood Homola) is an extinct marine crab from Australias Cretaceous inland seas. This species is dated to approximately 95104 million years ago (Cretaceous) and is known from the Allaru Formation, Currane Station, Ilfracombe, Central West Queensland. Specimens range from 3. 35. 1 cm carapace length and represent benthic crustaceans that lived in shallow marine environments within the Eromanga Sea system. Originally

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