Mendozachorista
Mendozachorista is an extinct genus of insect which existed in Argentina during the Late Triassic period.[1] It was named by Carsten Brauckmann, Oscar F. Gallego, Norbert Hauschke, Rafael G. Martins-Neto, Elke Groening, Jan-M. Ilger and María B. Lara in 2010, and the type and only species is Mendozachorista volkheimeri. It is known only from an impression of a Mecopterida-like wing found in the Llantenes Formation in Mendoza Province.[1]
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| Family: | Mendozachoristidae Brauckmann et al. 2010 |
| Genus: | Mendozachorista Brauckmann et al. 2010 |
| Species: | M. volkheimeri |
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| Mendozachorista volkheimeri Brauckmann et al. 2010 | |
References
- Carsten Brauckmann, Oscar F. Gallego, Norbert Hauschke, Rafael G. Martins-Neto, Elke Groening, Jan-M. Ilger & María B. Lara (2010). "First Late Triassic record of a paleoentomofauna from South America (Malargüe Basin, Mendoza Province, Argentina)". Acta Geologica Sinica. 84 (4): 915–924. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00230.x.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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