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Taxonomy and taphonomy of late Eocene decapod crustaceans from the Tomášovce Member, Borové Formation (Slovakia, Western Carpathians)

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Matúš Hyžný Open the ORCID record for Matúš Hyžný [Opens in a new window]  and
Adam Heteš
Matúš Hyžný*
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Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
Adam Heteš
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Department of Geology and Paleontology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Corresponding author: Matúš Hyžný Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A late Eocene (Priabonian) decapod crustacean (Arthropoda: Malacostraca: Decapoda) faunule from the sandstones and siltstones of the Tomášovce Member (Borové Formation) of northern Slovakia (Western Carpathians) is presented. Several decades of collecting at the Ďurkovec quarry in the Spišská Nová Ves district, the stratotype locality of the Tomášovce Member, yielded four decapod species, including an axiidean shrimp Ctenocheles sp. indet. (Ctenochelidae), and three brachyuran crabs Amphoranina hazslinszkyi (Reuss, 1859) new combination (Raninidae), Calappilia tridentata (Beurlen, 1939) (Calappidae), and Coeloma vigil A. Milne-Edwards, 1865 (Polybiidae). The faunule is dominated by A. hazslinszkyi and Coeloma vigil. The specimens often represent more-or-less intact individuals with preserved claws and walking legs, suggesting rapid burial and minimal to no postmortem transport. Additionally, specimens of A. hazslinszkyi are in some cases preserved perpendicularly to the bedding planes and interpreted as being covered by large amount of sediment while being buried in the substrate, causing death of the animals. The presence of trace fossils assigned to Thalassinoides Ehrenberg, 1944 are indirectly linked with the burrowing shrimp Ctenocheles sp. indet. The decapod faunule inhabited a shallow marine environment with the depth likely not exceeding 100 m.

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