Pseudosiobla

‬Su-do-se-ob-lah.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Pseudosiobla.

Phonetic

‬Su-do-se-ob-lah.

Named By

Ashmead‭ ‬-‭ ‬1898.

Classification

Arthropoda,‭ ‬Insecta,‭ ‬Hymenoptera,‭ ‬Tenthredinidae.

Diet

Insectivore/nectar gatherer‭?

Species

P.‭ ‬megoura,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬misera‭?‬,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬campbelli

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬British Columbia.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬Colorado‭ ‬-‭ ‬Florissant Formation.

Time Period

Ypresian of the Eocene for P.‭ ‬campbelli,‭ ‬Priarbonian of the Eocene for P.‭ ‬megoura and P.‭ ‬misera.

Fossil representation

Few individuals.

In Depth

       Pseudosiobla is a genus of extinct sawfly that lived in North America during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Some fossil arthropods from Florissant,‭ ‬Colorado.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History‭ ‬23:605-616.‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Cockerell‭ ‬-‭ ‬1907. -‭ ‬New Phytophagous Hymenoptera from the Tertiary of Florissant,‭ ‬Colorado.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology,‭ ‬Harvard College‭ ‬51‭(‬10‭)‬:259-276.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Brues‭ ‬-‭ ‬1908. -‭ ‬Two Tertiary sawflies,‭ (‬Hymenoptera‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tenthredinidae‭)‬,‭ ‬from British Columbia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geological Survey of Canada‭ ‬67‭ (‬59‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬21.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Rice‭ ‬-‭ ‬1968.

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