Aeger libanensis is a species of fossil prawn belonging to the family Aegeridae.[1] These prawns had very long pereiopods.

Aeger libanensis
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Aeger libanensis from Liban
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Dendrobranchiata
Family: Aegeridae
Genus: Aeger
Species:
A. libanensis
Binomial name
Aeger libanensis
Roger 1946

Fossil record

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Fossils of Aeger libanensis are found in the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) marine outcrops at Hjoula and Mayfouq in Lebanon (age range: from 93.9 to 100.5 million years ago.).[2]

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