Gerarus
Extinct genus of insects
| Gerarus Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Gerarus collaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Archaeorthoptera |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Geraridae |
| Genus: | †Gerarus Scudder, 1885 |
Gerarus is an extinct genus of Archaeorthopteran insect, and is one of the most abundant genera of Carboniferous insects.[1] They had a wingspan of up to 10 centimetres (4 in), and an inflated thorax armed with sharp spines up to 1 millimetre (0.04 in) long.[1]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Gerarus.
- ^ a b Christopher Taylor (May 13, 2009). "All About Gerarus". Catalogue of Organisms. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
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