Thalassina - Wikipedia
Thalassina is a genus of mud lobsters found in the mangrove swamps of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Its nocturnal burrowing is important for the recycling of nutrients in the mangrove ecosystem, although it is sometimes considered a pest of fish and prawn farms.
Scary Lobster-Like Fossil Was Once One of the ... - Smithsonian Magazine
2015年3月12日 · The anomalocaridid cruised the planet’s prehistoric oceans some 480 million years ago, and when it existed, it was one of the biggest animals on Earth. It looked like a bizarre cross between a ...
Lobster - Wikipedia
The fossil record of clawed lobsters extends back at least to the Valanginian age of the Cretaceous (140 million years ago). [87] This list contains all 54 extant species in the family Nephropidae: [88]
Spiny lobster - Wikipedia
Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelate crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia. Spiny lobsters are also, especially in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, and the Bahamas, called crayfish , sea crayfish , or crawfish ("kreef" in South Africa ...
Extinct giant lobster bigger than a human | Earth | EarthSky
2015年3月18日 · Newly-discovered fossils of a giant, extinct sea creature provide key evidence about the early evolution of arthropods – such as scorpions, spiders, lobsters, butterflies, ants, and beetles....
Aegirocassis benmoulae: The Human-Sized ‘Lobster’ who Lived on …
Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a 2-m-long lobster-like animal that lived in the seas of what is now Morocco during the early Ordovician period, about 480 million years ago. The newly-discovered animal, named Aegirocassis benmoulae in honor of the Moroccan fossil hunter Mohamed Ben Moula who discovered the fossils, belongs to the ...
7-foot-long prehistoric lobster surprises scientists - CBS News
2015年3月12日 · A 480-million-year-old fossil is giving paleontologists new insights into a sea-monster-like creature called an anomalocaridid, which is an ancestor of modern-day arthropods such as lobsters...
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11.9" Fossil Mud Lobster (Thalassina) - Indonesia
This is a beautiful fossil mud lobster belonging to the genus Thalassina, collected from Indonesia. The preservation is very nice, down to the highly visible serrations on the claws. The Thalassina lobsters are also known as "mud lobsters" due to their habit of burrowing up to 2m (6.5 ft) down into the mud.
Fossil lobster - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
2023年10月24日 · Mecochirus magna (was Meyeria magna) is the species usually found in the Lobster Beds at Atherfield, as you probably know. I found a dozen in a short visit. In that bed they are usually quite small, but can be much bigger, especially in some of the beds just above and below where there seems to have been less competition.