†Valdicossus chesteri Wang et al. 2008 (true bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Palaeontinidae
Full reference: B. Wang, H. C. Zhang, and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2008. A new genus and species of Palaeontinidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England. Zootaxa 1751:65-68
Belongs to Valdicossus according to B. Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Valdicossus mikewebsteri
Type specimen: MNEMG 2008.2 [co 60], a hindwing. Its type locality is Cooden Beach, which is in a Hauterivian delta plain ironstone/claystone in the Weald Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cooden Beach
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