First evidence of Late Cretaceous decapod crustaceans from Åsen, southern Sweden
(2013) In Examensarbeten i Geologi vid Lunds universitet GEOL01 20131Department of Geology
- Abstract
- Decapod crustacean remains were uncovered in 2011 at Åsen, the first from this site. Åsens Late Creta-ceous strata are part of the Kristianstad Basin, in southernmost Sweden. Seven cheliped moulds and a number of other remains such as pereiopod imprints were found in carbonate-cemented nodules within the sediments of the Campanian B. balsvikensis zone. Several different morphologies are present, and three of the samples are interpret-ed as belonging to the family Callanassidae of infraorder Axiidea, with a probable association of Protocallianassa. The burrowing mode of life points to the conclusion that the nodules may be fossilized burrows, also explaining why they are constrained to a singular layer in the sequence.
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- author
- Praszkier, Aron LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- De första fynden av senkretaceiska decapoda kräftdjur från Åsen i Skåne
- course
- GEOL01 20131
- year
- 2013
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Decapoda, Crustacean, Axiidea, Cretaceous, Campanian, Åsen, Kristianstad basin, Scania, Sweden
- publication/series
- Examensarbeten i Geologi vid Lunds universitet
- report number
- 368
- language
- English
- id
- 4016491
- date added to LUP
- 2013-10-23 16:15:47
- date last changed
- 2015-09-03 04:13:13
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