Tarwinia
Sign in to saveTarwinia is an extinct genus of stem-group flea known from a single species, T. australis, from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Koonwarra Fossil Bed of Victoria, Australia, it is the only member of the family Tarwiniidae, and the only stem-group flea known from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Vinony files it under Early Cretaceous insects, Fleas and Monotypic prehistoric insect genera.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Tarwiniidae
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Tarwinia is an extinct genus of stem-group flea known from a single species, T. australis, from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Koonwarra Fossil Bed of Victoria, Australia, it is the only member of the family Tarwiniidae, and the only stem-group flea known from the Southern Hemisphere.
== References ==
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