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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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