Notahomarus

Extinct species of crustacean that lived during the Cretaceous period From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Notahomarus is a genus of fossil lobster belonging to the family Nephropidae that is known from fossils found only in Lebanon.[1] The type species, N. hakelensis, was initially placed within the genus Homarus in 1878,[2] but it was transferred to the genus Notahomarus in 2017.[3]

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Notahomarus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Cenomanian
Notahomarus. Cretaceous of Lebanon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Nephropidae
Genus:
†Notahomarus

Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hyžný, 2017
Binomial name
†Notahomarus hakelensis
(Fraas, 1878)
Synonyms
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Fossil record

Fossils of Notahomarus

These lobsters are related to the modern-day lobsters. They lived in warm, shallow seas during the Cenomanian period (93.9–100.5 m.y.a.). Fossils have been found at fossil sites in Hjoula and Mayfouq, Lebanon.[4][2]

Description

Notahomarus could reach a length of about 95 millimetres (3.7 in), with 85 millimetres (3.3 in) antennae.[5]

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