Eryon

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Eryon

Extinct genus of crustaceans

Eryon is an extinct genus of decapod crustaceans from the Late Jurassic of Germany.[2] Its remains are known from the Solnhofen limestone. It reached a length of around 10 cm (3.9 in), and may have fed on particulate matter on the sea bed.

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References

  1. [1]
    Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1817). "Crustacés fossiles". Nouveau dictionnaire d'Histoire naturelle appliquée aux arts, à l'Agriculture, à l'Économie rurale et domestique, à la Médecine, etc. COR-CUN. T. 8: 495–519.
  2. [2]
    Cyril Walker, David Ward (2002). Fossils. Smithsonian Handbooks (2nd ed.). Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978-0-7894-8984-5.
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