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      New crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) of the Moyenne Moulouya, Northeast Morocco Translated title: Nuevos cangrejos (Crustáceca, Decapoda) del Cretácico Superior (Campaniano) del Moyenne Moulouya, noreste de Marruecos

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          The presence of the genera Costacopluma and Ophthalmoplax in Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Moroccan strata is documented on the basis of specimens collected from the Calcaires á slumps de Taghit Formation, Moyenne Moulouya (Morocco). Two new species are described, Ophthalmoplax minimus and Costacopluma maroccana. The first record for Opthalmoplax in the west Tethyan realm is reported, and systematic affinities of this genus and its species are discussed. An absolute age of the late Campanian was obtained for this assemblage from 87Sr/86Sr analysis applied to well preserved cuticle calcitic remains of Ophthalmoplax minimus. Costacopluma maroccana represents the 14th species for this genus and the fourth Cretaceous species. Its morphology reinforces hypothesis of two main phyletic groups for this genus.

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          Se documenta la presencia de los géneros Ophthalmoplax y Costacopluma con base en especímenes recolectados en sedimentos del Cretácico Superior (Campaniano) de la Moyenne Mouluya (Marruecos). Se describen dos nuevas especies: Ophthalmoplax minimus y Costacopluma maroccana. Se identifica y localiza (por primera vez en la parte occidental del dominio del Tethys) el género Ophthalmoplax, discutiéndose las afinidades sistemáticas de este género y sus especies. A partir de análisis del 87Sr/86Sr, practicados en restos calcíficos de cutícula bien preservada del Ophthalmoplax minimus, se ha obtenido la edad absoluta, datándose los restos como pertenecientes al Campaniano tardío. Costapluma maroccana representa la especie número 14 de este género y la cuarta para el Cretácico. Sus características morfológicas refuerzan la hipótesis de la existencia de dos grupos filéticos para este género.

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                Journal
                rmcg
                Revista mexicana de ciencias geológicas
                Rev. mex. cienc. geol
                Instituto de Geología, UNAM (México, DF, Mexico )
                1026-8774
                2007-2902
                August 2010
                : 27
                : 2
                : 213-224
                Affiliations
                [01] Barcelona orgnameMuseo Geológico del Seminario de Barcelona Spain
                [02] México D. F orgnameUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México orgdiv1Instituto de Geología Mexico vegver@ 123456servidor.unam.mx
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                S1026-87742010000200002 S1026-8774(10)02700200002
                c465e883-4eed-4fc5-b710-b41d363a3069

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 19 January 2010
                : 10 May 2009
                : 03 February 2010
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                Morocco,Campanian,Costacopluma,Ophthalmoplax,Decapoda,Crustacea,Marruecos,Campaniano

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