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Extinct genus of crabs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaeocarpilius is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Carpiliidae. The type species of this genus is Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus.
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Paleocarpilius macrocheilus from Italy, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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These epifaunal carnivores lived in the Eocene and the Oligocene, from 48.6 to 28.4 Ma.[1][4]
Fossils of this genus have been found in the Eocene of Italy and in the Oligocene of India, Libya and United States.[1]
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