Notahomarus Explained

Notahomarus is a genus of fossil lobster belonging to the family Nephropidae that is known from fossils found only in Lebanon.^[1] The type species, N. hakelensis, was initially placed within the genus Homarus in 1878, but it was transferred to the genus Notahomarus in 2017.^[2]

Fossil record

These lobsters are related to the modern-day lobsters. They lived in warm, shallow seas during the Cenomanian period (93.9–100.5 m.y.a.). Fossils have been found at fossil sites in Hjoula and Mayfouq, Lebanon.^{[3] [4]}

Description

Notahomarus could reach a length of about, with antennae.^[5]

Notes and References

1. C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, A. Garassino, H. Karasawa, and G. Schweigert. (2010). Systematic list of fossil decapod crustacean species. Crustaceana Monographs 10:1-222
2. Book: Sylvain Charbonnier . Denis Audo . Alessandro Garassino . Matúš Hyžný . 2017 . Fossil Crustacea of Lebanon . . 1–252 . 978-2-85653-785-5 .
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=216152 Paleobiology Database
4. Liliana Póvoas, Pedro Dantas "Homarus hakelensis Fraas 1878 and clupeomorph fishes" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2017.
5. A. Garassono The macruran decapod crustaceans of the Upper Cretaceous of Lebanon Paleontologia Lombarda, Nuova Serie - Vol. Ill - Pl. X