Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Empis : Empis orapaensis |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Empididae : Empis : Empis orapaensis |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Empis |
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Scientific Name | Empis orapaensis Waters, 1989 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Empis orapaensis | species | belongs to Empis | stated with evidence | Waters, 1989 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) |
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Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. B. Waters. 1989. A Cretaceous dance fly (Diptera: Empididae) from Botswana. Systematic Entomology 14:233-241 |
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