†Thyridates novokschonovi Petrulevičius 2003 (hangingfly)
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Insecta - Mecoptera - Bittacidae
Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius. 2003. Phylogenetic and biogeographical remarks on Thyridates (Mecoptera: Bittacidae), with the first fossil record of the taxon. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia 46(Suppl):257-265
Belongs to Thyridates according to J. F. Petrulevičius 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MLP 29017, a hindwing. Its type locality is La Mendieta, which is in a Paleocene lacustrine - small shale/bindstone in the Maíz Gordo Formation of Argentina.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at La Mendieta
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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