Eocarcinus praecursor is a Jurassic species of decapod crustacean, sufficiently distinct from its relatives to be placed in its own family (Eocarcinidae)...
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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...
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which sits alongside Eocarcinidae (containing only Eocarcinus) in the superfamily Eocarcinoidea. Eocarcinus was previously treated as the earliest true crab...
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marine revolution. The oldest known true crabs are Eoprosopon klugi and Eocarcinus praecursor from the Early to Middle Jurassic. While that fossil crab,...
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the Anomura. Two species are included, each in its own family-taxon: Eocarcinus praecursor (Eocarcinidae) and Platykotta akaina (Platykottidae). Jérôme...
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(Brachyura) are known from the Early Jurassic, with the earliest being Eocarcinus praecursor from the early Pliensbachian of England, which lacked the crab-like...
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lobsters Chirostylidae Eumunididae Kiwaidae Eumunida picta † Eocarcinoidea † Eocarcinus † Platykotta † Eocarcinidae † Platykottidae Galatheoidea squat lobsters...
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position in the crab phylogeny. The superfamily Eocarcinoidea, containing Eocarcinus and Platykotta, was previously considered to be a member of the Dromiacea...
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Clibanarius Coenobita Cretagalathea Dardanus Diacanthurus Diogenes Eocalcinus Eocarcinus Eomunidopsis Eopaguropsis Eopetrolisthes Eotylaspis Eumunida Faxegalathea...
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by Hyžný et al. (2020). A study on the phylogenetic relationships of Eocarcinus praecursor is published by Scholtz (2020). A study on anatomical adaptations...
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