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Type and Figured Fossil Collection

Specimen Details

Palaeastacus foersteri Taylor

Palaeastacus foersteri  
   

BAS specimen number
KG.11.26

Type Status
Paratype

Higher Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia 
Phylum Arthropoda 
Subphylum Crustacea 
Class Malacostraca 
Order Decapoda 
Life Life 

Chronostratigraphy
Lower Aptian

Lithostratigraphy
No data available.

Locality
Kuiper Scarp

Citations

  • Taylor, B.J. (1979)
    Macrurous Decapoda from the Lower Cretaceous of south-eastern Alexander Island
    British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, No. 81, 39pp
    p. 26; Pl. IVc

Note
The data provided on this page is taken from the most recent publication citing this specimen. Taxonomic names and geological ages are largely subjective and may have been assigned differently in previous publications.