Project 2524: M. Hyžný, A. Kroh, A. Ziegler, A. Anker, M. Košťák, J. Schlögl, A. Culka, J. W. M. Jagt, R. H. B. Fraaije, M. Harzhauser, B. W. M. van Bakel, A. Ruman. 2017. Comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Cenozoic mesofossils reveals ancient origin of the snapping claw of alpheid shrimps. Scientific Reports. 7:4076.
Specimen: † Alpheidae (NHMW:2016/0152/0010)
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Abstract

Alpheid snapping shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) constitute one of the model groups for inferences aimed at understanding the evolution of complex structural, behavioural, and ecological traits among benthic marine invertebrates. Despite being a super-diverse taxon with a broad geographical distribution, the alpheid fossil record is still poorly known. However, data presented herein show that the strongly calcified fingertips of alpheid snapping claws are not uncommon in the fossil record and should be considered a novel type of mesofossil. The Cenozoic remains analysed here represent a compelling structural match with extant species of Alpheus. Based on the presence of several distinct snapping claw-fingertip morphotypes, the major radiation of Alpheus lineages is estimated to have occurred as early as 18 mya. In addition, the oldest fossil record of alpheids in general can now be confirmed for the Late Oligocene (27–28 mya), thus providing a novel minimum age for the entire group as well as the first reliable calibration point for deep phylogenetic inferences.


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Article DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02603-5

Project DOI: 10.7934/P2524, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P2524
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    Authors' Institutions

    • Charles University in Prague

    • Natural History Museum, Vienna (Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien)

    • Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

    • Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (University of Bonn)

    • Naturalis Biodiversity Center

    • Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht

    • Oertijdmuseum De Groene Poort

    • Universidade Federal de Goiás

    • Comenius University



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    Alexander Ziegler
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    Arthur Anker
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    Adam Culka
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    René HB Fraaije
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    Mathias Harzhauser
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    Matúš Hyžný
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    John WM Jagt
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    Martin Košťák
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    Andreas Kroh
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    Andrej Ruman
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    Ján Schlögl
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    Barry WM van Bakel
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