†Mesoblattopsis pruvosti Laurentiaux 1946 (cockroach)
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Insecta - Blattaria - Raphidiomimidae
Full reference: D. Laurentiaux. 1946. La faune continentale des marnes de Tchakras (Asie Mineure). Annales de la Société Géologique du Nord 66:213-235
Belongs to Mesoblattopsis according to D. Laurentiaux 1946
Sister taxa: Liadoblattina blakei, Liadoblattina euryptera, Liadoblattina mongolica, Ptyctoblattina dilatata, Ptyctoblattina simplicior, Mesoblattopsis franconica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Tchakras, Amasra region, which is in a Rhaetian lacustrine marl in the Çakrazboz Formation of Turkey
Ecology: fast-moving volant insectivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tchakras, Amasra region
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