| Eryon Temporal range: Late Jurassic |
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| Eryon acrtiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Eryonidae |
| Genus: | Eryon A. G. Desmarest, 1822 [1] |
Eryon, meaning red (animal), is an extinct genus of decapod crustaceans from the Late Jurassic of Germany.[2] Its remains are known from the Solnhofen limestone. It reached a length of around 10 cm (3.9 in), and may have fed on particulate matter on the sea bed.