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From: The oldest freshwater crabs: claws on dinosaur bones

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Dinocarcinus velauciensis Van Bakel, Hyžný, Valentin & Robin n. gen., n. sp. Claws associated with vertebrate remains. (a,b) MMS/VBN.00.004, holotype: anterior (a) and posterior (b) views of the claw-bearing ornithopod (rhabdodontid) vertebra, (c,d) MMS/VBN.09.69e: outer view (c) and close-up (d) of the close sedimentary association of the claw with a turtle (solemydid) plastral plate, (e,f) MMS/VBN.12.A.006: outer view (c) and close-up (d) of the block association of the claw with a turtle (bothremydid) plastral plate, ornithopod (rhabdodontid tooth) and partial sauropod (titanosaurid) dorsal vertebra with its ossified tendon. Scale bars = 1 cm (a–d,f); = 3 cm (e). Photographs. L. Cazes.

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