Tainosia

Tien-oh-se-ah.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, August 3). Tainosia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tainosia/

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Name

Tainosia.

Phonetic

Tien-oh-se-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Szwedo‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Stroinski‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Arthropoda,‭ ‬Insecta,‭ ‬Hemiptera,‭ ‬Nogodinidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬quisqueyae‭

Size

About‭ ‬14.4‭ ‬millimetres long.

Known locations

Dominican Republic.

Time Period

Burdigalian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Single specimen preserved in amber.

In Depth

       Tainosia is a genus of planthopper that lived in the Dominican Republic during the Miocene.‭ ‬Plant hoppers are small insects that resemble leaves and thorns that are known to‭ ‘‬hop‭’ ‬by jumping from one plant to the next.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Tainosia quisqueyae gen.‭ ‬and sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬from the Oligocene/Miocene Dominican amber‭ (‬Hemiptera:‭ ‬Fulgoroidea:‭ ‬Nogodinidae‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Genus‭ ‬12:29-34.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Szwedo‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Stroinski‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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