Rhaptophasma kerneggeri
Life
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Rhaptophasma
Rhaptophasma kerneggeri Zompro 2001
Distribution
Fossil in 45 million year old
(Eocene epoch) Baltic
amber (from an area encompassing the Baltic Sea and Scandanavian peninsula).
Habitat
Extinct species, but probably was associated with Pine forests.
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