Ambilobeiais an extinct genus ofprawnwhich existed inAmbilobé,Madagascarduring theOlenekianstage of theEarly Triassicperiod.[1]It contains the speciesAmbilobeia karojoi.[2]
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| Genus: | †Ambilobeia Garassino & Pasini, 2002
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| Species: | †A. karojoi
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Discovery and naming
editThe holotype, MSNM 125459, was discovered by an unknownFrenchpalaeontologistin a deforested outcrop nearBobasatrana,Madagascarduring the late 20th century and was donated to theMuseo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milanobefore 2002 by Mr. Karojo, a localMalagasyprospector.[2]
The speciesAmbilobeia karojoiwas named and described in 2002 by Alessandro Garassino and Giovanni Pasini,[2]and many other specimens have been discovered since its naming in 2002.[1]
Description
editAmbilobeiagrew up to roughly 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long.[2]
Gallery
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Holotype ofA. karojoi(MSNM 125459) -
Specimen ofcf. AmbilobeiafromMadagascar;the specimen on the right has since become lost
References
edit- ^ab"Triassic Fossil Shrimp".The Virtual Fossil Museum.RetrievedJanuary 21,2010.
- ^abcdAlessandro Garassino & Giovanni Pasini (2002)."Studies on Permo–Trias of Madagascar. 5.Ambilobeia karojoin. gen., n. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the Lower Triassic (Olenekian) of Ambilobé region (NW Madagascar) "(PDF).Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali e del Museo civico di storia naturale in Milano.143(1): 95–102.
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