Bateque Formation (Paleogene of Mexico)

Where: Baja California, Mexico (30.8° N, 115.3° W: paleocoordinates 31.5° N, 101.3° W)

When: Paleogene (66.0 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• Marine platform.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: F. Vega, T. G. Nyborg, and M. Carmen Perrilliat. 2006. Mesozoic and Tertiary Decapod Crustacea from Mexico. Studies on Mexican Paleontology 79-100 [C. Schweitzer/E. Johnson/E. Johnson]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 133561: authorized by Carrie Schweitzer, entered by Evaline Johnson on 16.09.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Goneplacidae
Amydrocarcinus dantei
Amydrocarcinus dantei Schweitzer et al. 2002 crab
Schweitzer et al., 2002
 Decapoda - Raninidae
Lophoranina bishopi, Ranina berglundi
Lophoranina bishopi Squires and Demetrion 1992 crab
Squires and Demetrion, 1992
Ranina berglundi Squires and Demetrion 1992 crab
Squires and Bemetrion, 1992
 Decapoda - Calcinidae
Dardanus mexicanus
Dardanus mexicanus Vega et al. 2001 hermit crab