A new crab from the Middle Eocene of Libya

16 2 June 283 292

COLLINS, J. S. H., MORRIS, S. F. 1973. A new crab from the Middle Eocene of Libya. Palaeontology16, 2, 283–292.

J. S. H. Collins and S. F. Morris A new species of carpiliid crab, Palaeocarpilius aquilinus, is described from the Lutetian of Central Libya and comparisons are made with other members of the genus. The posterior margin of P. aquilinus is wider in the female than the male. This finding is compared with four species of xanthid crabs. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)