New genus and new species of Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Colon Formation, Cuba.
Paraeuphylax cubaensis, a new genus and new species of decapod, is described from the Colón Formation (Oligocene–Miocene) in the Matanzas province, Cuba. The Podophthalminae was a diverse subfamily during the late Paleogene and early Neogene.
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Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Mizunami Fossil Museum
2011
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Subjects: | New species, Fossils, New genera, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/3996 |
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Summary: | Paraeuphylax cubaensis, a new genus and new species of decapod, is described from the Colón Formation (Oligocene–Miocene) in the Matanzas province, Cuba. The Podophthalminae was a diverse subfamily during the
late Paleogene and early Neogene. |
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