Eophyllium
Sign in to saveEophyllium is an extinct monotypic genus of the Phasmatodea, a type of insect ancestral to the modern Phylliidae. These insects mimic the shape of leaves for camouflage, with a single species, Eophyllium messelensis.
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Eophyllium is an extinct monotypic genus of the Phasmatodea, a type of insect ancestral to the modern Phylliidae. These insects mimic the shape of leaves for camouflage, with a single species, Eophyllium messelensis.
==Description== A full body fossil of E. messelensis was recovered from a 47-million-year-old fossil lake bed in Germany. The 60 mm long fossil has a body highly similar in shape to fossil leaves recovered from the same stratum.
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extinction
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taxonomy
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Eocene
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Q180686
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Phasmatodea
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camouflage
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Q229883
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monotypic taxon
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Phylliidae
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