Charbelicaris

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Charbelicaris
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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Charbelicaris

Haug et al., 2016
Type species
Charbelicaris maronites
Haug et al., 2016
Species
  • C. maronitesHaug et al., 2016

Charbelicaris is a prehistoric genus of crustacean that lived during the Upper Cretaceous in what is now Lebanon. [1] It is named for Charbel Makhlouf, a Lebanese Maronite saint.

Fauna and depositional environment of the coeval Hakel and Hjoula localities, including Charbelicaris Fauna of Haqel and Hjoula.png
Fauna and depositional environment of the coeval Hakel and Hjoula localities, including Charbelicaris

References

  1. Haug, Joachim T.; Audo, Denis; Charbonnier, Sylvain; Palero, Ferran; Petit, Gilles; Abi Saad, Pierre; Haug, Carolin (2016). "The evolution of a key character, or how to evolve a slipper lobster" (PDF). Arthropod Structure & Development. 45 (2): 97–107. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.003. PMID   26319267.