†Protophasma galtieri Béthoux and Schneider 2010 (insect)
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Insecta - Eoblattida - Protophasmatidae
Full reference: O. Béthoux and J. W. Schneider. 2010. Description of a hind wing of a new basal Archaeorthoptera (Mazon Creek, IL; Pennsylvanian). Alavesia 3:81-85
Belongs to Protophasma according to O. Béthoux and J. W. Schneider 2010
Sister taxa: Protophasma dumasi, Protophasma dumasii, Protophasma multidiffusa
Type specimen: FMNH PE 52174, a hindwing. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (FMNH collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mazon Creek (FMNH collection)
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