Insecta - Ephemeroptera - Leptophlebiidae
Full reference: W. L. Peters and J. G. Peters. 2000. Discovery of a new genus of Leptophlebiidae: Leptophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera) in Cretaceous amber from New Jersey. Studies on Fossils in Amber, with Particular Reference to the Cretaceous of New Jersey 127-131
Belongs to Aureophlebia according to W. L. Peters and J. G. Peters 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-717, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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