Jerseyempheria is an extinct genus of empheriid psocodean which existed in what is now New Jersey during the Cretaceous period.[1] It was named by Dany Azar, André Nel and Julian F. Petrulevicius in 2010, and the type species is Jerseyempheria grimaldii.[1]
Jerseyempheria Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Psocodea |
Family: | †Empheriidae |
Genus: | †Jerseyempheria Azar et al., 2010 |
Species: | †J. grimaldii
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Binomial name | |
†Jerseyempheria grimaldii Azar et al., 2010
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References
edit- ^ a b Dany Azar; André Nel; Julian F. Petrulevicius (2010). "First Psocodean (Psocodea, Empheriidae) from the Cretaceous Amber of New Jersey". Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 84 (4): 762–767. doi:10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00255.x. hdl:11336/242865. S2CID 129505225.