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New records of portunoids (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the late Eocene of the South Pyrenean basins (NE, Spain) with description of a new genus and species

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  • 1. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME-CSIC), E-50059 Zaragoza (Spain)
  • 2. José María Muñoz Damián, 6, bloque 1, bajo B, 50011 Zaragoza (Spain)
  • 3. Ateneu de Natura – Del. Tarragona. Llorenç de Villalonga, 17B, 1-1, 43007 Tarragona, (Catalonia)

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Ferratges, Fernando A., Domínguez, José Luis, Ossó, Àlex (2026): New records of portunoids (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the late Eocene of the South Pyrenean basins (NE, Spain) with description of a new genus and species. Geodiversitas 48 (22): 533-545, DOI: 10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a22

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