†Mezira crassifemur Wappler and Heiss 2006 (flat bug)
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Insecta - Hemiptera - Aradidae
Full reference: T. Wappler and E. Heiss. 2006. Flatbugs from Paleogene limnic sediments. II. Eckfeld maar (Heteroptera: Aradidae). Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv 44:53-60
Belongs to Mezira according to T. Wappler and E. Heiss 2006
Sister taxa: Mezira eckfeldensis, Mezira eocenica, Mezira parapetrificata, Mezira petrificata, Mezira scheveni, Mezira succinica
Type specimen: MNHM PE 2000/1048-LS, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection), which is in a MP 13 crater lake siltstone/shale in the Eifel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Eckfeld Maar (NHMN 2000 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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