Cretaceous and eocene decapod crustaceans from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

A large collection of fossil decapod crustaceans from Cretaceous and Eocene rocks of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, has yielded a remarkably diverse fauna. The Cretaceous decapod fauna, including previously described and new taxa, contains 17 genera in 14 families, represented by as man...

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Published inCretaceous and eocene decapod crustaceans from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Main Author Schweitzer, Carrie E
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa, Ont NRC Research Press 2003
Edition1
SeriesNRC monograph publishing program
Subjects
British Columbia
Classification
Cretaceous
Decapoda (Crustacea)
Decapoda (Crustacea), Fossil
Eocene
Paleontology
Vancouver Island
Cretaceous
Eocene
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
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Summary:A large collection of fossil decapod crustaceans from Cretaceous and Eocene rocks of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, has yielded a remarkably diverse fauna. The Cretaceous decapod fauna, including previously described and new taxa, contains 17 genera in 14 families, represented by as many as 22 species. The Eocene fauna is less robust, with 7 species and 6 genera in 6 families. This publication includes one new family; three new genera; eight new species; and nine new combinations.
Bibliography:Also available in print version.
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
"NRC No. 46236"--T.p. verso.
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Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780660190938
0660190931
0660190923
9780660190921
DOI:10.1139/9780660190921