BOLETÍN DE LA SOCIEDAD GEOLÓGICA MEXICANA Vol 65, Núm.2, 2013, P. 207-211 http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2013v65n2a1

Enoploclytia tepeyacensis n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Erymidae) from the Cretaceous (Campanian) of Coahuila, NE Mexico

Francisco J. Vega^1,*, Alessandro Garassino², Régulo Zapata Jaime³

¹Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 México, D.F.
²Museo di Storia Naturale, Sezione di Paleontologia, Corso Venezia 55, I-20121 Milán, Italia.
³Riva Palacio 270, zona centro, 26700 Sabinas Coahuila, México.

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Abstract

The erymid lobster Enoploclytia tepeyacensis n. sp., is reported for the first time in the early Campanian beds of the Austin Group (Dessau Chalk) near Jiménez, Coahuila, NE Mexico. The new species represents the most complete record of Enoploclytia in North and Central America. The third report of Enoploclytia in Mexico is documented.

Keywords: Crustacea, Decapoda, Erymidae, Campanian, Cretaceous, Mexico.