†Siro platypedibus Dunlop and Giribet 2003 (harvestman)
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Arachnida - Opiliones - Sironidae
Full reference: J. A. Dunlop and G. Giribet. 2003. The First Fossil Cyphophthalmid (Arachnida, Opiliones) from Bitterfeld Amber, Germany. The Journal of Arachnology 31(3):371-378
Belongs to Siro according to J. A. Dunlop and G. Giribet 2003
Sister taxon: Siro balticus
Type specimen: MB.A. 1086, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Braunkohl Mine, which is in a Lutetian marine amber/claystone in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Braunkohl Mine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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