Eryon

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Eryon
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Fossil of Eryon propinquus
Fossil of Eryon propinquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Eucarida
Order: Decapoda
Genus: Eryon
Species
  • E. propinquus

Eryon is an extinct genus of decapod crustacean from the Late Jurassic of Germany, Europe. Its remains are known from the Solnhofen limestone.

[edit] Sources

  • Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture and Fisheries by Bruce Phillips
  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward

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