Notahomarus

Notahomarus is a genus of fossil lobster belonging to the family Nephropidae that is known from fossils found only in Lebanon.^[1] The type species, N. hakelensis, was initially placed within the genus Homarus in 1878,^[2] but it was transferred to the genus Notahomarus in 2017.^[3]

Notahomarus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Notahomarus. Cretaceous of Lebanon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Nephropidae
Genus:	†Notahomarus Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hyžný, 2017
Binomial name
†Notahomarus hakelensis (Fraas, 1878)
Synonyms
Homarus hakelensis (Fraas, 1878) "Pseudastacus" hakelensis (Fraas, 1878)

Fossil record

Fossils of Notahomarus

These lobsters are related to the modern-day lobsters. They lived in warm, shallow seas during the Cenomanian period (93.9–100.5 m.y.a.). Fossils have been found at fossil sites in Hjoula and Mayfouq, Lebanon.^[4][2]

Description

Notahomarus could reach a length of about 95 millimetres (3.7 in), with 85 millimetres (3.3 in) antennae.^[5]