Crab in amber reveals an early colonization of nonmarine environments during the Cretaceous
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Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)
A 100-million-year-old crab fossil discovered in amber is helping scientists understand the evolution of non-marine crabs. The fossil, named Cretapsara athanata, provides crucial evidence that these crustaceans colonized land around 125 million years ago, bridging a long-standing gap in the fossil record.
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- 100-million-year-old crab trapped in amber helps fill in evolutionary gap University of Alberta · Oct 20, 2021 · first to report
- Crab found in 100-million-year-old amber is oldest modern-looking crab ever found Harvard University · Oct 20, 2021
- Unique dinosaur-era fossil bridges a gap in the evolution of crabs Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute · Oct 20, 2021
- International team of researchers discover first dinosaur era crab fully preserved in amber Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology · Oct 20, 2021