The oldest freshwater crabs: claws on dinosaur bones
N. Robin, B. W. M. Van Bakel, M. Hyzny, A. Cincotta, G. Garcia, S. Charbonnier, P. Godefroit, X. Valentin
This paper describes the discovery of the oldest freshwater crabs, Dinocarcinus velauciensis, from the Upper Cretaceous of France, indicating early freshwater colonization by brachyuran crabs.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2019Paleontology