| Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Temporal range: Albian–Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Illustration of Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Anomura |
| Family: | Parapylochelidae |
| Genus: | †Mesoparapylocheles |
| Species: | †M. michaeljacksoni |
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| †Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni Fraaije et al., 2012 | |
Mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni is an extinct hermit crab species that existed during the Albian or Cenomanian in what is now Spain. It is the type species of the genus Mesoparapylocheles. It was described by René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker and Pedro Artal in 2012, and was named after the singer Michael Jackson as it was discovered on June 25, 2009, the day Jackson died.
The shield of the fossilized crab was discovered in the Koskobilo Quarry, in the Navarrese town of Olazagutía, northern Spain.
See also
References
- René H.B. Fraaije, Adiël A. Klompmaker & Pedro Artal (2012). "New species, genera and a family of hermit crabs (Crustacea, Anomura, Paguroidea) from a mid-Cretaceous reef of Navarra, northern Spain". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. 263 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2012/0213.
- "M. michaeljacksoni". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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