Palaeocarpilius

Palaeocarpilius
Temporal range: Eocene–Oligocene

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Paleocarpilius macrocheilus from Italy, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Carpiliidae [2]
Genus: Palaeocarpilius
A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 [3]

Palaeocarpilius is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Carpiliidae. The type species of this genus is Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus.

These epifaunal carnivores lived in the Eocene and the Oligocene, from 48.6 to 28.4 Ma. [1][4]

Species

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Distribution

Fossils of this genus have been found in the Eocene of Italy and in the Oligocene of India, Libya and United States. [1]

References

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