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Specialized shell-breaking crab claws in Cretaceous seas

Here we report on a large brachyuran crab species from the Late Cretaceous of Mexico that has claws indicative of highly specialized shell-breaking behaviour. This crab possessed dimorphic claws (the right larger than the left), armed with several broad teeth, including a curved tooth structure foun...

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Main Authors: Dietl, Gregory P, Vega, Francisco J
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2008
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2610046/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18331975
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0031
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