†Megokkos macrospinus Schweitzer et al. 2000 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Carcinidae
Full reference: C. E. Schweitzer, R. M. Feldmann, A. B. Tucker and R. E. Berglund. 2000. Eocene decapod crustaceans from Pulali Point, Washington. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 69(1):23-67
Belongs to Megokkos according to C. E. Schweitzer et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Megokkos alaskensis, Megokkos feldmanni, Megokkos hexagonalis
Type specimen: CM 45833, a shell. Its type locality is Pulali Point, Aldwell Formation, which is in an Eocene marine conglomerate/siltstone in the Aldwell Formation of Washington.
Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at UO 4669, Nehalem River drainage area near Rock Creek
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