†Palaeodrassus hesternus Scudder 1890 (spider)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Gnaphosidae
Alternative combination: Titanoeca hesterna
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Palaeodrassus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013
See also Petrunkevitch 1922 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Palaeodrassus cockerelli, Palaeodrassus florissanti, Palaeodrassus ingenuus, Palaeodrassus interitus
Type specimen: 5656, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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