†Olesenocaris galli Geyer et al. 2024 (branchiopod)
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Full reference: G. Geyer, T. A. Hegna, and K. Kelber. 2024. The end of the ‘living fossil’ tale? A new look at Triassic specimens assigned to the tadpole shrimp Triops cancriformis (Notostraca) and associated phyllopods from the Vosges region (eastern France). Papers in Palaeontology 10(5):1-31
Belongs to Olesenocaris according to G. Geyer et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS 75644-21a,b. Its type locality is Philippe quarry, near Vilsberg, which is in a Buntsandstein lacustrine - small shale/sandstone in the Voltzia Formation of France.
Ecology: slow-moving nektobenthic suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution: found only at Philippe quarry, near Vilsberg
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