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A spiny lobster, genus and species undetermined (Palinuridae Latreille, 1802) from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) of Gara Sbaa (southeastern Morocco, NW Africa), is herein described. This is the second fossil record for a palinurid from Africa, enlarging the knowledge on the worldwide distribution of the family.
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