Palaeocarpilius

Palaeocarpilius is an extinct genus of crabs belonging to the family Carpiliidae. The type species of this genus is "Palaeocarpilius macrocheilus".
These epifaunal carnivores lived in the Eocene and the Oligocene, from 48.6 to 28.4 Ma.
Distribution.
Fossils of this genus have been found in the Eocene of Italy and in the Oligocene of India, Libya and United States.