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Notes on fossil crabs from the deep dredgings of the Yarra River, and excavation of the Coode canal, Victoria

Wintle, Samuel Henry 1886 , 'Notes on fossil crabs from the deep dredgings of the Yarra River, and excavation of the Coode canal, Victoria' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania , pp. 233-234 .

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Abstract

The accompanying fossil crustacea obtained from the
deposits of deep dredgings of the Yarra River, and from the
material deposited from the excavation of the Coode Canal.
The age of the old Estuarine bed which supplied thenm is
Post Pliocene. These cancerolites belong to the Genera Phlyxia and Utica (Haswell), and exist in Australian waters
now. Utica are very numerous, Phlyxia scarce. Includes description of Utica yarraensis and Utica haswelli.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Wintle, Samuel Henry
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN: 0080-4703
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:

In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.

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