The first Mimarachnidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from Lower Cretaceous lithographic limestones of the Sierra del Montsec in Spain
Abstract
Mimamontsecia cretacea gen. nov. et sp. nov. and Chalicoridulum montsecensis gen. nov. et sp. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous deposits of Sierra del Montsec, north-eastern Spain are described. It is the first record of the family Mimarachnidae in Europe. Palaeobiogeographical and palaeoecological implications of the findings are discussed.
- Publication:
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Cretaceous Research
- Pub Date:
- January 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.cretres.2014.03.001
- Bibcode:
- 2015CrRes..52..390S
- Keywords:
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- Mimamontsecia gen. nov.;
- Chalicoridulum gen. nov.;
- Mimamontsecia cretacea sp. nov.;
- Chalicoridulum montsecensis sp. nov.;
- Mimarachnidae;
- early Barremian;
- Sierra del Montsec;
- Spain;
- taxonomy;
- biogeography;
- palaeoentomology;
- palaeoecology