Bombur (crustacean) explained

Bombur is an extinct genus of prawn in the order Decapoda known from the Jurassic of North America and Triassic of Europe.[1] It was described in 1839 by Georg zu Münster, and named after the dwarf Bombur of Norse mythology.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombur Münster, 1839. fossilworks.org. 12 March 2016.
  2. Book: 1839. Decapoda Macroura. Abbildung und Beschreibung der fossilen langschwänzigen Krebse in den Kalkschiefern von Bayern. Münster, G. Graf zu. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde. 2. 1–88. https://books.google.com/books?id=Vr4RAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA74.