RT @franzanth: 829. The tropics also lack funding for paleontological research 830. Many old fossils were misidentified/not reported 831. A…
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RT @franzanth: 825. The tropics are hotspots for living/fossil crab diversity 826. But there is a bias towards looking for fossils in mid/h…
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829. The tropics also lack funding for paleontological research 830. Many old fossils were misidentified/not reported 831. As of 2017 there are 415 species of fossil crabs from tropical Americas 832. Like Chaceon peruvianus, which was found in Peru https:/
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825. The tropics are hotspots for living/fossil crab diversity 826. But there is a bias towards looking for fossils in mid/high latitudes 827. This applies not only to crabs but all fossils 828. Because the tropics have less exposed rock due to vegetation