The earliest fossil record of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) from the Middle Jurassic of China

The early history of Panorpidae (Mecoptera) is poorly known due to sparse fossil records. Up to date, only nine fossil species have been described, all from the Paleogene, except the Early Cretaceous Solusipanorpa gibbidorsa Lin, 1980. However, we suggest S. gibbidorsa is too incompletely preserved...

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Main Authors: Ding, He, Shih, Chungkun, Bashkuev, Alexei, Zhao, Yunyun, Ren, Dong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141175/