†Triassothrips virginicus Grimaldi and Fraser 2004 (thrips)
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Insecta - Thysanoptera - Triassothripidae
Full reference: D. Grimaldi and N. Fraser. 2004. Taxonomic names, in Mesozoic thrips and early evolution of the order Thysanoptera (Insecta). Journal of Paleontology 78:941-952
Belongs to Triassothrips according to L. A. Mound and A. Hastenpflug-Vesmanis 2021
See also Grimaldi and Fraser 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: VMNH 747, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Solite Quarries (VMNH collection), which is in a Norian lacustrine - small shale in the Cow Branch Formation of North Carolina.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Solite Quarries (VMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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