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Trace fossil evidence of coral-inhabiting crabs (Cryptochiridae) and its implications for growth and paleobiogeography

Members of the Cryptochiridae are small, fragile, symbiotic crabs that live in domiciles in modern corals. Despite their worldwide occurrence with over 50 species known today, their fossil record is unknown. We provide the first unambiguous evidence of cryptochirids in the fossil record through thei...

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Autores principales: Klompmaker, Adiël A., Portell, Roger W., van der Meij, Sancia E.T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806305/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27009806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23443