Coenobichnus currani (new ichnogenus and ichnospec and inchnospecies): Fossil trackway of a land hermit crab, early holocene, San Salvador, Bahamas

From: Journal of Paleontology | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

ABSTRACT-Land hermit crabs (Cocnobitidae) are widespread and abundant in Recent tropical and subtropical coastal environments, yet little is known about their fossil record. A walking trace, attributed to a land hermit crab, is described herein as Coenobichnus currani (new ichnogenus and ichnospecies). This trace fossil occurs in an early Holocene eolianite deposit on the island of San Salvador, Bahamas. The fossil trackway retains the distinctive right and left asymmetry and interior drag trace that are diagnostic of modern land hermit crab walking traces. The overall size, dimensions and ...

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