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First Mesozoic Thylacocephalans (Arthropoda, ?Crustacea; Cretaceous) in the Western Hemisphere: New Discoveries from the Muhi Quarry Lagerstätte

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Thomas A. Hegna ,
Francisco J. Vega  and
Katia A. González-Rodríguez
Thomas A. Hegna
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 61455,
Francisco J. Vega
Affiliation:
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, Mexico DF 04510, Mexico,
Katia A. González-Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Básica e Ingeniería. Museo de Paleontología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ciudad del Conocimiento s/n, C. P. 42184, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico,
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Abstract

The first Mesozoic thylacocephalans from the western hemisphere are documented from the Muhi Quarry plattenkalk in the La Negra facies of the El Doctor Formation (Albian–Cenomanian), Zimapán Area, northwestern Hidalgo, central Mexico. They all are found in a single horizon at the base of the type section. These specimens represent two new genera and species, and a third undetermined species which likely also represents a new genus and species. Victoriacaris muhiensis is a shorted-bodied thylacocephalan with concave anterior and posterior notches as well as a beveled anterior spine. Polzia eldoctorensis is trapezoidal in outline with a rounded posteroventral corner. The third undetermined species is known only from one broken specimen, but has distinctive marginal spines that are not possessed by any other post-Cambrian thylacocephalan. The occurrence of such a diverse fauna of thylacocephalans markedly increases the diversity and geographic range of Cretaceous thylacocephalans, but does not offer any insights into the tempo of thylacocephalan extinction at the end of the Cretaceous.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 88 , Issue 3 , May 2014 , pp. 606 - 616
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