Angustidontidae
Angustidontidae is an extinct family of eucarid crustaceans and the sole representatives of the order Angustidontida. They were predators ranging in size from about 4 to 9 centimetres in length and lived during the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous periods.[1]
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| Order: | †Angustidontida Gueriau, Charbonnier & Clément, 2014 |
| Family: | †Angustidontidae Cooper, 1936 |
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They were some of the earliest Eucarids to develop maxillipeds, modified from the first or second thoracopods.[1]
See also
References
- Gueriau, Pierre; Charbonnier, Sylvain; Clément, Gaël (2014-09-01). "Angustidontid crustaceans from the Late Devonian of Strud (Namur Province, Belgium): Insights into the origin of Decapoda". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 273. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0434.
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