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Decapod crustaceans from James Ross Island, Antarctica JAMES ROSS AR:11^ GROUP FORMATION RODNEY M. FELDMAN SE YMOUR demo- Departnzent of Geology Kent State University J Sonia Marto Kent, Ohio 44242 Kal^k Point Logfithus Point The fossil record of crabs and lobsters in the region of the Antarctic Peninsula is truly remarkable. Since the first decapod Map of the James Ross Island region showing the distribution of species was described from the vicinity of James Ross Island sedimentary rock units from which decapod crustaceans have been (Weller 1903), about 30 taxa have been recognized, spanning collected and a stratigraphic column of Cretaceous and Paleogene the time from Jurassic to Eocene, although none is known from units. Compiled from Elliot (1988), Fleming and Thomson (1979), the Albian through the Santonian. This article records the oc- lneson (1987), and Olivero et al. (1986). currence of several fossil crab and lobster taxa from rocks, ranging in age from Barremian to Campanian, on James Ross Island, Antarctica. The discovery of decapod-rich assemblages Feldmann 1988) whereas no decapods have been described in pre-late Campanian rocks of western James Ross Island previously from the Santa Marta Formation. offers a unique opportunity to expand our understanding of Preliminary examination of a small fraction of the fossil ma- the decapod Crustacea. terial from the Gustav Group and the Santa Marta Formation During the austral summer of 1986-1987, the late Reinhart suggests that at least six taxa are present, all but two of which Forster and Michael Thomson, with an expedition of the British may be new. These fossils from James Ross Island are older Antarctic Survey, studied Cretaceous rocks cropping out along than any that have been studied previously on the eastern the western margin of James Ross Island. They made an ex- margin of the Antarctic Peninsula and provide valuable infor- tensive collection of decapods from the Gustav Group at sev- mation about the history of decapods in Antarctica in an in- eral sites. Edouardo Olivero, Research Scientist, Centro de terval about which we know nothing currently. Hoploparia stokesi Investigaciones en Recursos Geologicos, Argentina, collected (Weller) and Metanephrops jenkinsi (Feldmann), which are pres- fossil decapods from the lowermost formation within the Mar- ent in both rock units, have been reported from the Lopez de ambio Group, the Santa Marta Formation. Thus, a large col- Bertodano Formation previously (Feldmann and Tshudy 1989). lection of fossil decapod crustaceans from well-documented In addition to these lobsters, crabs within the Raninidae and and accurately dated rocks on James Ross Island is now avail- the Calappidae have been recognized, as has a callianassid able for study. ghost shrimp. A collection of large carapaces and claws from The Cretaceous rocks of the James Ross Island region have a single locality possibly may be a new anomuran. These taxa been subdivided into two groups: the older Gustav Group, bear little resemblance to any previously described taxa from which is thought to range in age from Barremian through Antarctica. possibly Santonian (meson, Crame, and Thomson 1986) and In addition to description of the decapod taxa collected from the Marambio Group, which spans the remainder of the Cre- James Ross Island, current research is focused upon expanding taceous and extends into the Paleocene (meson et al. 1986; our understanding of possible morphological stasis in the lob- Olivero, Scasso, and Rinaldi 1986; Olivero 1988; Elliot 1988) ster species (Feldmann and Tshudy 1989), interpreting the ev- (figure). The Gustav Group has been subdivided into four olutionary significance of a very early appearance of a raninid formations. The lowermost three, the Lagrelius Point, Kotick which is morphologically "modern" in Antarctica, and contin- Point, and Whisky Bay formations, represent deep-water, fine uing the documentation of high latitude origin of deep-water taxa (Zinsmeister and Feldmann 1984). sediments of slope apron and fan interchannel deposits and as coarse sediments deposited as inner fan sediments (meson Michael Thomson, British Antarctic Survey, has offered me 1987). The overlying Hidden Lake Formation was deposited access to decapod collections in his care, and Edouardo Olivero in deltaic and inner-shelf habitats (Macdonald et al. 1988). has, likewise, allowed me to study the material in the collec- Trace fossils, attributable to the work of decapods, have been tions of Centro de Investigaciones en Recursos Geologicos, identified throughout the group (meson 1987) and decapod Argentina. Without their kind cooperation, this work would not be possible. fossils have been collected at least within the Hidden Lake This research is supported by National Science Foundation Formation. The overlying Marambio Group has been subdi- grant DPP 89-15439. vided into the basal Santa Marta Formation, which comprises (Contribution 460, Department of Geology, Kent State Uni- coarse to medium siliciclastic sediments deposited in inner versity, Kent, Ohio 44242.) shelf habitats (Olivero et al. 1986; Olivero 1988), and the finer grained Lopez de Bertodano Formation, which is representa- tive of shelf sediments deposited generally below storm-wave References base (Macellari 1988). The fossil record of lobsters from the Elliot, D.E. 1988. Tectonic setting and evolution of the James Ross Lopez de Bertodano Formation has been well documented Basin, northern Antarctic Peninsula. In R.M. Feldmann and M.O. (Feldmann 1989; Feldmann and Tshudy 1989; Tshudy and Woodburne, (eds.), Geology and paleontology of Seymour island, Ant- 1990 REVIEW 45 arctica. (Geological Society of America, Memoir 169.) Boulder, Col- Macellari, C. 1988. Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleoecology of orado: Geological Society of America. Upper Cretaceous/Paleocene shelf-deltaic sediments of Seymour Is- Feldmann, R.M. 1989. Metanephrops jenkinsi n. sp. (Decapoda: Ne- land (Antarctic Peninsula). In R.M. Feldmann and M.O. Wood- phropidae) from the Cretaceous and Paleocene of Seymour Island, burne, (eds.), Geology and paleontology of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Antarctica. Journal of Paleontology, 63, 64-69. (Geological Society of America, Memoir 169.) Boulder, Colorado: Feldman, R.M., and D.M. Tshudy. 1989. Evolutionary patterns in Geological Society of America. macrurous decapod crustaceans from Cretaceous to early Cenozoic Olivero, E.B. 1988. 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    • Article • Advances in Polar Science doi: 10.13679/j.advps.2020.0013 September 2020 Vol. 31 No. 3: 205-214 First description of scleractinian corals from the Santa Marta and Snow Hill Island (Gamma Member) formations, Upper Cretaceous, James Ross Island, Antarctica Roberto VIDEIRA-SANTOS1,2*, Sandro Marcelo SCHEFFLER1, Luiza Corral Martins de Oliveira PONCIANO3, Luiz Carlos WEINSCHÜTZ4, Rodrigo Giesta FIGUEIREDO5, Taissa RODRIGUES6, Juliana Manso SAYÃO7,8, Douglas Santos RIFF9 & Alexander Wilhelm Armin KELLNER8 1 Laboratório de Paleoinvertebrados, Departamento de Geologia e Paleontologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; 2 Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR-465, Km 07, s/n, 23890-000, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil; 3 Laboratório de Tafonomia e Paleoecologia Aplicadas – LABTAPHO, Departamento de Ciências Naturais – DCN, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO, Av. Pasteur, 458, 22290-250, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; 4 Centro Paleontológico de Mafra – CENPALEO, Universidade do Contestado, Av. Pres. Nereu Ramos,1071, 89300-000, Mafra, SC, Brazil; 5 Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo – UFES, Alto Universitário s/n, Guararema, Alegre, ES, Brazil; 6 Laboratório de Paleontologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo – UFES, Avenida Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brazil; 7 Laboratório de Paleobiologia