FIRST RECORD OF OPHTHALMOPLAX BRASILIANA (MAURY, 1930) (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CAMPANIAN) OF THE POTIGUAR BASIN, NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.4072/23Abstract
This paper documents the occurrence of Ophthalmoplax
brasiliana, the first fossil crab in the Potiguar Basin based on an adult
male specimen collected in the outcrop of the Jandaíra Formation
(Campanian). The material was obtained from the carbonatic layers of
the Upper Cretaceous near the city of Apodi, west of the State of Rio
Grande do Norte. This is probably the oldest record of this species in the
Americas and a contribution to the knowledge of the paleobiogeography
of this taxonomic group.
Key words: Macropipidae, Portunoidea, Jandaíra Formation.
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2017-08-28
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Pralon, B. G. N., Saraiva, A. Álamo, Bezerra, L. E. A., Monteiro, F. A. C., & Gregati, R. A. (2017). FIRST RECORD OF OPHTHALMOPLAX BRASILIANA (MAURY, 1930) (CRUSTACEA, DECAPODA, BRACHYURA) FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CAMPANIAN) OF THE POTIGUAR BASIN, NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL. Revista Brasileira De Paleontologia, 20(2), 269–274. https://doi.org/10.4072/23
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