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On the rare occurrence of Eocene callianassid decapods (Arthropoda) preserved in their burrows, Mount Discovery, East Antarctica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Jeffrey D. Stilwell ,
Richard H. Levy ,
Rodney M. Feldmann  and
David M. Harwood
Jeffrey D. Stilwell
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, Q 4811, Australia
Richard H. Levy
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, 68588-0340
Rodney M. Feldmann
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
David M. Harwood
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, 214 Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, 68588-0340
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Abstract

Callianassid fossils, preserved within their burrows, collected from Mount Discovery, East Antarctica, provide the first such occurrence in Antarctica as well as evidence for deposition in a shallow marine environment distal to a deltaic system. The age of the specimens, based upon associated dinoflagellate cysts, is late early to middle Eocene.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , March 1997 , pp. 284 - 287
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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