Eryma is a genus of fossil lobster-like crustaceans, containing 44 species.[1] The oldest known species was discovered in non-marine deposits from the late Triassic Chinle Formation located in the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.[2] Two other species were discovered in the Solnhofen Limestone in Germany.
References
- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). “A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans” (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06.
- ^ Miller, Gary L.; Ash, Sydney R. (1988). “The Oldest Freshwater Decapod Crustacean, From The Triassic Of Arizona” (PDF). Palaeontology. 31, Part 2: 273–279. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
External links
Media related to Eryma at Wikimedia Commons
