Dromioidea
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Dromioidea is a superfamily of crab
s mostly found in Madagascar
. The earliest fossil
s attributable to the Dromioidea date from the Danian
.
Crab
True crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" , or where the reduced abdomen is entirely hidden under the thorax...
s mostly found in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. The earliest fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
s attributable to the Dromioidea date from the Danian
Danian
The Danian is the oldest age or lowermost stage of the Paleocene epoch or series, the Paleogene period or system and the Cenozoic era or erathem. The beginning of the Danian age is at the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event...
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