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A new hangingfly species (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation (Canada)

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The order Mecoptera, commonly known as scorpionflies, has a long and fascinating evolutionary history that spans over 270 million years, if we consider its stem group. Despite their well-documented fossil record during the Mesozoic, many aspects of their diversity and evolution remain poorly understood. In this study, we increase the fossil record of Mecoptera by describing a new taxon from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation (Alberta, Canada). This specimen is described as Bittacus? paskapooensis sp. nov. (Raptipedia: Bittacidae) but is assigned with caution to Bittacus due to the lack of apomorphic wing venation characters for this genus.

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Paléontologie
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hal-04484022 , version 1 (29-02-2024)

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Corentin Jouault, Baptiste Coutret, Kurt O Konhauser, André Nel. A new hangingfly species (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) from the Paleocene Paskapoo Formation (Canada). Palaeoentomology, 2023, Palaeoentomology, 6 (5), pp.507-518. ⟨10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.5.9⟩. ⟨hal-04484022⟩
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