Biology:Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni
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Short description: Extinct species of hermit crab
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| Family: | Parapylochelidae
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| Genus: | Fraaije et al., 2012
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| Species: | M. michaeljacksoni
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Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni is an extinct hermit crab species that existed during the Albian or Cenomanian in what is now Spain . It is the type species of the genus Mesoparapylocheles. It was described by René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker and Pedro Artal in 2012, and was named after the singer Michael Jackson.[1]
The fossil was discovered in the Koskobilo Quarry, in the Navarrese town of Olazagutía, northern Spain .
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
- ↑ René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker & Pedro Artal (2012). "New species, genera and a family of hermit crabs (Crustacea, Anomura, Paguroidea) from a mid-Cretaceous reef of Navarra, northern Spain". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 263 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2012/0213.
Wikidata ☰ Q1953013 entry
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