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Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839

Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
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Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839
Chresmoda obscura GERMAR, 1839

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Here is a fossil water strider of the species Chresmoda obscura from the lithographic limestone of Eichstätt. All the 6 legs are preserved and the fossil is nicely centered on the plate.
On Chresmoda obscura has term term water strider has to be understand as a trivial name.
How ever Chresmoda obscura had been originally described as fossil  water strider it is today seen as related with  Phasmatodea.
Without the legs is this Chresmoda obscura about 49 mm long.

Location:

Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Deutschland
Size of Plate:about 235 x 165 mm
Age:Upper Jurasic , Malm zeta (about. 150 Mill. years)

Product no.: 8018