Earth:Cretaceous crab revolution
The Cretaceous crab revolution was a major diversification event of brachyuran crustaceans (also known as true crabs) that took place during the Cretaceous period, from 145 to 66 million years ago.[1][2] Nearly 80% of modern groups of crabs originated during this event.[3] The Cretaceous crab revolution is a smaller component of the greater Mesozoic marine revolution.[4]
Early diversification
The oldest known true crabs are Eoprosopon klugi and Eocarcinus praecursor from the Early to Middle Jurassic.[5][6] While that fossil crab, and a few other Jurassic species, establish that crabs existed in older time periods, crabs did not truly diversify into numerous species until the beginning of the Cretaceous.[3] During this time, crabs evolved into many different body plans and lifestyles, including the carcinized body shape like that of blue crabs that many people are familiar with.[7][8] At the same time, many families of crabs evolved away from the carcinized body plan, termed decarcinization.[1][2] The Cretaceous crab revolution also witnessed the evolution of more unusual body forms in crabs, including the enigmatic Callichimaera perplexa.[1] This rapid diversification allowed true crabs to inhabit many different environments including fresh water environments, coral reefs, swimming within the water column, and many others.[3] Cretaceous crabs exhibit expert shell-breaking behavior with powerful dimorphic claws, with the right being larger than the left.[9]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Luque, J.; Feldmann, R. M.; Vernygora, O.; Schweitzer, C. E.; Cameron, C. B.; Kerr, K. A.; Vega, F. J.; Duque, A. et al. (April 2019). "Exceptional preservation of mid-Cretaceous marine arthropods and the evolution of novel forms via heterochrony" (in en). Science Advances 5 (4). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav3875. ISSN 2375-2548. PMID 31032408. Bibcode: 2019SciA....5.3875L.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Luque, Javier; Bracken-Grissom, Heather; Ortega-Hernandez, Javier; Wolfe, Joanna (2019). "Phylogenetics of true crabs, and the early origins of crab-like forms.". The Palaeontological Association (PalAss) Annual Meeting. https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/annual_meetings/2019/annual_meeting_2019_abstracts_booklet.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Schweitzer, Carrie E.; Feldmann, Rodney M. (2015-08-27). "Faunal turnover and niche stability in marine Decapoda in the Phanerozoic". Journal of Crustacean Biology 35 (5): 633–649. doi:10.1163/1937240x-00002359. ISSN 0278-0372. Bibcode: 2015JCBio..35..633S.
- ↑ Vermeij, G.J. (1977). "The Mesozoic marine revolution: evidence from snails, predators and grazers". Paleobiology 1977 (3): 245–258. doi:10.1017/S0094837300005352. Bibcode: 1977Pbio....3..245V.
- ↑ Schweitzer, Carrie E.; Feldmann, Rodney M. (2010-05-01). "The Oldest Brachyura (Decapoda: Homolodromioidea: Glaessneropsoidea) Known to Date (Jurassic)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 30 (2): 251–256. doi:10.1651/09-3231.1. ISSN 0278-0372. Bibcode: 2010JCBio..30..251F.
- ↑ Scholtz, Gerhard (2020-11-01). "Eocarcinus praecursor Withers, 1932 (Malacostraca, Decapoda, Meiura) is a stem group brachyuran" (in en). Arthropod Structure & Development 59. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2020.100991. ISSN 1467-8039. PMID 32891896. Bibcode: 2020ArtSD..5900991S.
- ↑ Borradaile, L.A. (1916). "Crustacea. Part II. Porcellanopagurus: An instance of carcinization, in British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition, 1910". Zoology 3: 111–126.
- ↑ Scholtz, Gerhard (2014-03-26). "Evolution of crabs – history and deconstruction of a prime example of convergence" (in en). Contributions to Zoology 83 (2): 87–105. doi:10.1163/18759866-08302001. ISSN 1875-9866.
- ↑ Dietl, Gregory P.; Vega, Francisco J. (2008-06-23). "Specialized shell-breaking crab claws in Cretaceous seas". Biology Letters 4 (3): 290–293. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0031. ISSN 1744-9561. PMID 18331975.
Dietl, G. P., & Vega , F. J. (2008, March 10). Specialized shell-breaking crab claws in cretaceous seas | biology ... Biology Letters. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0031
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