†Leiobunum schaali Bartel et al. 2024 (harvestman)
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Arachnida - Opiliones - Sclerosomatidae
Full reference: C. Bartel, J. A. Dunlop, and S. Wedmann. 2024. Iridescent harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae) from the Eocene of Messel, Germany. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 104:963-975
Belongs to Leiobunum according to C. Bartel et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Leiobunum longipes, Leiobunum messelense
Type specimen: SF-MEI 03415, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Grube Messel Pit, grid square E11, 4.5-5.16 m below 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 E11, 4.5-5.16 m below alpha
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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