New eocene crayfish from the McAbee beds in British Columbia: First record of Parastacoidea in the Northern Hemisphere

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 320-331

  Feldmann, Rodney M ^a   Schweitzer, Carrie E ^a   Leahy, John ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kent State University at Stark ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; crayfish; Eocene; Parastacoidea; remarkable preservation

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PARASTACOIDEA;

EID: 79953655346     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/10-3399.1     Document Type: Article

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