A giant barnacle (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Canada revisited

Andy Gale

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2022.04.002

A giant barnacle (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Canada revisited

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The cirripede Calantica? saskatchewanensis Russell, 1967, from the Maastrichtian Bearpaw Formation of Saskatchewan (Canada), is redescribed on the basis of new material and transferred to the genus Pachyscalpellum Buckeridge, 1991. This considerably extends the known range of the genus from the eastern Tethys (Australasia, Tunisia) to the northern part of the Western Interior Seaway of North America. Species of the genus achieved an exceptionally large size for stalked barnacles, with a projected possible height (capitulum and peduncle) of 150–200 mm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-217
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Volume	133
Issue number	3
Early online date	12 May 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2022.04.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2022

Keywords

Calanticomorpha
Late Cretaceous
Western Interior Seaway

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A giant barnacle (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica) from the Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) of Canada revisited

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