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Bombur (crustacean)

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Bombur
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Caridea incertae sedis
Genus:
Bombur

Münster, 1839
Type species
Bombur complicatus
Species

Bombur is an extinct genus of decapod 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][3] As of 2023, its parent family is uncertain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Bombur Münster, 1839". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ Münster, G. Graf zu (1839). "Decapoda Macroura. Abbildung und Beschreibung der fossilen langschwänzigen Krebse in den Kalkschiefern von Bayern". Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde. Vol. 2. pp. 1–88.
  3. ^ a b De Grave, Sammy (2023). "Bombur Münster, 1839 †". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 October 2024.