Ostenocaris

Ostenocaris
Temporal range: Early Jurassic 200–195 Ma
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Reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea?
Class: Thylacocephala
Order: Conchyliocarida
Family: Ostenocarididae
Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1980
Genus: Ostenocaris
Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1980
Species: O. cypriformis
Binomial name
Ostenocaris cypriformis
Arduini, Pinna & Teruzzi, 1980

Ostenocaris is a Jurassic species of giant Thylacocephalan crustacean, sufficiently distinct from its relatives to be placed in its own family, Ostenocarididae. It is believed to be a bethonic animal and one of the most important necrophagus animals of his environment.[1]

Distribution

Fossil & Model

Ostenocaris lived during the Sinemurian age of the Lower Jurassic), and has been found in rocks at two sites in the Italian Lombardische Kieselkalk Formation. This formation is known for its good preservation, with fossils of annelids, fishes, and plants.

References

  1. ↑ Duffin, C.J., 1998, Ostenoselache stenosoma n.g., n.sp., a new neoselachianshark from the Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) of Osteno (Lombardy, Italy):Palaeontologica Lombarda, v. 9, p. 1-27. Page:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259952888_Ostenoselache_stenosoma_ng_nsp_a_new_neoselachian_shark_from_the_Sinemurian_Early_Jurassic_of_Osteno_Lombardy_Italy


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