Carpopenaeus
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Carpopenaeus is an extinct genus of prawn
, which existed during the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous
periods. It contains three species.
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
, which existed during the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
periods. It contains three species.