Partially disarticulated new Miocene burrower bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) from Cerová (Slovakia) documents occasional preservation of terrestrial arthropods in deep-marine sediments
Journal: European Journal of Entomology
Year: 2015

The state of preservation of the bug Sehirus carpathiensis J.A. Lis, VrĹĄanskĂ˝ &amp; SchlĂśgl, sp. n. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) from the LakĹĄĂĄrska NovĂĄ Ves Formation at CerovĂĄ (Slovakia) supports extremely rapid sinking and burial in upper bathyal Early Miocene sediments. The specimen originated from land at most a few kilometers away, but transport via a river can be excluded as the head and wings are still attached. Its most likely source based on fossil flora and the habitat of