†Palaeoapsilocephala kishenehnensis Hauser and Greenwalt 2022 (fly)
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Insecta - Diptera - Apsilocephalidae
Full reference: M. Hauser and D. E. Greenwalt. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Diptera of the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation II. Palaeontologia Electronica 25(2:a22):1-52
Belongs to Palaeoapsilocephala according to M. Hauser and D. E. Greenwalt 2022
Sister taxa: Palaeoapsilocephala pusilla, Palaeoapsilocephala vagabunda
Type specimen: USNM 717195, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Park site, Middle Fork Flathead River (Kishenehn), which is in a Lutetian lacustrine - large shale in the Kishenehn Formation of Montana.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Park site, Middle Fork Flathead River (Kishenehn)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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