Gerridae
- Photographer: John Weinstein : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
(c) Field Museum of Natural History
Description: Water striders (family Gerridae ). Left) Specimen FMNH PE60996, with a body length of 25 millimeters. From the 18-inch layer of FBM Locality E. Right) Specimen FMNH PE52419, with a body length of 24 millimeters. From near the K-spar tuff layer in FBM Locality A.Catalog Number: PE 60996Taxonomic Name: GerridaeFM Catalog: Fossil InvertebratesObject Kind: Hand SpecimenLot count: 1Phylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: HemipteraFamily: GerridaePeriod: PaleogeneEarliest Epoch: EoceneEarliest Age: Early Eocene / WasatchianFormation: Green RiverMember: Fossil ButteCoordinates Available?: NoCountry: United States of AmericaState/Province/Territory: WyomingCounty: LincolnTownship: KemmererEMu IRN: 2218027Occurrence ID: 0b688148-efe4-4970-88c9-a1452c03a5d0
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