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Merrifieldia oligocenicus
Sole known plume moth fossil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merrifieldia oligocenicus (synonyms Pterophorus oligocenicus) [1] is an extinct moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is the only known fossil of the family Pterophoridae. It was discovered in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene species, dated to 25–30 million years BP.[2]
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Merrifieldia oligocenicus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Merrifieldia |
Species: | †M. oligocenicus |
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†Merrifieldia oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986) | |
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