The Allocene is a period of great orogenic activity. The collision of the African and Arabian plates with the Eurasian plate lead to the occurrence of large mountain ranges.
Vulture Crab (Vulturicancer mediterraniensis)
This terrestrial crab has a hard, waterproof exoskeleton. It lives in the Mediterranean and scavenges from dead animals and even exhibits cannibalism. Females lay large clutches of eggs in what few bodies of water remain and will even fight one another for any particular body of water. They are 8cm in length.