Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse!
Some of the most spectacular fossil deposits of the European Tertiary are former maars located in old volcanic field areas. The Tertiary volcanic field of the High Eifel (THV) lies between the two Quaternary volcanic fields of the West and East Eifel and extends far into the West Eifel. The Eckfelde...
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| description | Some of the most spectacular fossil deposits of the European Tertiary are former maars located in old volcanic field areas. The Tertiary volcanic field of the High Eifel (THV) lies between the two Quaternary volcanic fields of the West and East Eifel and extends far into the West Eifel. The Eckfelder Maar lies on the south-western edge of the THV. The extraordinarily rich fossil record documents a species-rich terrestrial flora and fauna, ranging from algae and pollen grains to coherent mammal skeletons, some with soft tissue preservation and stomach contents. Among the most significant insect finds to date is the world's first record of a fossil bird louse (order Phthiraptera). The Eckfeld louse has survived in excellent quality and, despite its small size (length 6.7 mm), shows an abundance of detail, so that it has been possible to clarify the relationships of the find and thus also the probable host range. Their present-day relatives live on shorebirds and ducklings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eadbcc19668f46078293d50e56bc8b302025-02-03T00:39:25ZengOICC PressGeoconservation Research2645-46612588-73432021-09-014255756010.30486/gcr.2021.1917144.1071686263Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse!Martin Koziol0Torsten Wappler1Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz / Maarmuseum Manderscheid, Wittlicher Str. 11, D-54531 Manderscheid. GermanyHessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, D-64283 Darmstadt. GermanySome of the most spectacular fossil deposits of the European Tertiary are former maars located in old volcanic field areas. The Tertiary volcanic field of the High Eifel (THV) lies between the two Quaternary volcanic fields of the West and East Eifel and extends far into the West Eifel. The Eckfelder Maar lies on the south-western edge of the THV. The extraordinarily rich fossil record documents a species-rich terrestrial flora and fauna, ranging from algae and pollen grains to coherent mammal skeletons, some with soft tissue preservation and stomach contents. Among the most significant insect finds to date is the world's first record of a fossil bird louse (order Phthiraptera). The Eckfeld louse has survived in excellent quality and, despite its small size (length 6.7 mm), shows an abundance of detail, so that it has been possible to clarify the relationships of the find and thus also the probable host range. Their present-day relatives live on shorebirds and ducklings.http://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/article_686263_d0e84b5f31f67a9b6735000cf94f0639.pdfeoceneeckfeld-maarvolcanismfirst fossil bird lousevisitor managementgeotourismgeoeducationgeoconservation |
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| title | Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse! |
| title_full | Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse! |
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| title_short | Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse! |
| title_sort | smaller than small the unique eocene louse |
| topic | eocene eckfeld-maar volcanism first fossil bird louse visitor management geotourism geoeducation geoconservation |
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