Abstract

SERRANO-SANCHEZ, María de Lourdes; GUERAO, Guillermo; CENTENO-GARCIA, Elena  and  VEGA, Francisco J.. Crabs (Brachyura: Grapsoidea: Sesarmidae) as inclusions in Lower Miocene amber from Chiapas, Mexico. Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2016, vol.68, n.1, pp.37-43. ISSN 1405-3322.

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.

Keywords : Crabs; amber; Miocene; Aquitanian; Chiapas; Mexico.

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