†Xoanon eocenicus Wedmann et al. 2014 (horntail)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Siricidae
Full reference: S. Wedmann, J. M. Pouillon, and A. Nel. 2014. New Palaeogene horntail wasps (Hymenoptera, Siricidae) and a discussion of their fossil record. Zootaxa 3869:33-43
Belongs to Xoanon according to S. Wedmann et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMF MeI 14895, a forewing. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit, grid square F9, 2.5-3.5 m above alpha, which is in a MP 11 crater lake claystone in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grube Messel Pit, grid square F9, 2.5-3.5 m above alpha
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