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BOLETIN DE LA SOCIEDAD GEOLOGICA MEXICANA
Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 37-43Publisher
UNIV NACIONAL AUTONOMA MEXICO, INST GEOGRAFIA
DOI: 10.18268/BSGM2016v68n1a6
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Crabs; amber; Miocene; Aquitanian; Chiapas; Mexico
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Nine crab remains preserved in Miocene amber from Chiapas are reported. Systematic affinities of the crab remains indicate that they belong to the Sesarmidae family. Semi-terrestrial sesarmid species are frequently found in mangroves and thus their presence in Lower Miocene (Aquitanian) amber from mines of Campo La Granja, Chiapas reinforce previous interpretations of a mangrove paleoenvironment near the ancient Gulf of Mexico coast.
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