Where: Veracruz, Mexico (20.5° N, 97.2° W: paleocoordinates 20.9° N, 94.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Tuxpan Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained, white sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. J. Vega, R. M. Feldmann, J. L. Villalobos-Hiriart and R. Gio-Argiez. 1999. A new decapod fauna from the Miocene Tuxpan Formation, eastern Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 73(3):407-413 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 37336: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 12.03.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Malacostraca | |
Necronectes tajinensis n. sp.
Necronectes tajinensis n. sp. Vega et al. 1999 swimming crab |