Tiny new fossil helps rewrite crab evolution, sheds lights on late Jurassic marine world

Tiny new fossil helps rewrite crab evolution, sheds lights on late Jurassic marine world
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2015 - NHM curator co-authors paper on 150-million-year-old fossilized crab larva, found in southern Germany A paper in the journal Nature Communications (March 9, 2015) co-written by NHM Crustacea curator Dr. Jody Martin describes a 150-million-year-old crab larva fossil specimen from southern Germany. The new fossil provides critical evidence for understanding the early rise of crabs. Art ... more

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