†Eocenometra longicornis Andersen 1998 (marsh treader)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Hydrometridae
Full reference: N. M. Andersen. 1998. Water striders from the Paleogene of Denmark and review of fossil record and evolution of semi aquatic bugs (Hemiptera Gerromorpha). Biologiske Skrifter 50:1-157
Belongs to Eocenometra according to R. V. Pêgas et al. 2017
See also Andersen 1998
Sister taxon: Eocenometra danica
Type specimen: GMUC 16-3925, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Stolleklint, Fur (Madsen collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore ramp claystone in the Ølst Formation of Denmark.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Stolleklint, Fur (Madsen collection)
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