†Cylindrobates messelensis Wappler and Andersen 2004 (water strider)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Gerridae
Full reference: T. Wappler and N. M. Andersen. 2004. Fossil water striders from the Middle Eocene fossil sites of Eckfeld and Messel, Germany (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 78:41-52
Belongs to Cylindrobates according to T. Wappler and N. M. Andersen 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF MeI 4763, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel grid square E8/9, 1.75-2.05 m below marker alpha, which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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